The Ballon d’Or debate: Celebrating individual glory in a team sport


IT is the first international break for all the major leagues in Europe. If your team are on a winning run, this break could be disruptive; but if your team are struggling, this break cannot come soon enough.

It gives the manager time to reset and work on necessary training. The only downside is that the news cycle will write various speculative articles to feed their audience, which could have a detrimental effect.

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