The 30 nominees for the 2018 Ballon d’Or award were released today by France Football, and although The Best FIFA Football Awards got tongue’s wagging back on Sept. 24, the gala for the sport’s most prestigious individual prize is expected to follow in a similar vein. (Read: Luka Modric will win, denying Cristiano Ronaldo a third straight triumph.)
Inter Milan is back in the Champions League for the first time since the 2011-12 season, the last of a run of 10-straight appearances that included the famous UCL title in 2010 with Jose Mourinho.
The Nerazzurri are off to a perfect start this campaign, having defeated both Tottenham and PSV Eindhoven by 2-1 margins in dramatic fashion.
PSV Eindhoven’s hopes of making it through to the Champions League Round of 16 took a massive blow Wednesday after Pablo Rosario’s smashing opener (assisted by Hirving “Chucky” Lozano) was canceled out by a whistling, 18-yard Radja Nainggolan half-volley and ultimately made meaningless by Mauro Icardi’s comedic winner in the 60th minute.