
Manchester United’s Amad Diallo has set tongues wagging with an intriguing series of images released on social media, one of which appears to show the Ivory Coast international holding the Ballon d’Or trophy.
World football’s most prestigious individual award may have been on the mind. The full list of nominees for the game’s best player throughout the 2024–25 campaign are revealed on Thursday, although there is little expectation that Amad will make the cut, let alone lift the trophy.