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FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Spain Star Aitana Bonmati Joins Elite List Of Golden Ball Winners – originally posted on Sportslens.com

In a historic final at the Sydney Olympic Stadium on Sunday (August 20), Spain secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over England, bagging their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup. It was Olga Carmona’s 29th-minute pile-driver that proved to be decisive.

Over the course of the campaign, we witnessed some breath-taking and decisive performances, delivered by the best female soccer players in the business. Standing out in such an elite company is not everyone’s cup of tea, but Spain’s Aitana Bonmati proved to be a natural at it.

The Barcelona Femeni star started all seven games in Australia, scoring thrice and claiming two assists. Additionally, she put in a remarkable shift in the middle of the park, circulating the ball with grace and winning it back with urgency. Courtesy of her stunning displays over the course of the tournament, Bonmati was awarded the Golden Ball at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, making her the only Spaniard ever to win the award since the tournament’s inception in 1991.

Today, we will take a look at the previous winners of the Golden Ball Award and see how they fared in the tournament. Now, without further ado, let’s get to it:

#8 Megan Rapinoe (2019) – United States

Megan Rapinoe Won The Golden Ball In 2019
Megan Rapinoe Was USWNT’s Best Player In 2019

Former US Women’s National Team (USWNT) international Megan Rapinoe snagged the Golden Ball Award as her country won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019, beating Norway 2-0 in the final. Rapinoe, an unstoppable winger in full flight, outclassed opponents with her runs, clever movement, and effectiveness in the last third. Rapinoe scored six times and claimed three assists in 2019, not only winning the Golden Ball but also the Golden Boot Award.

Rapinoe’s exploits for USWNT helped her win the Ballon d’Or Feminin in 2019.

#7 Carli Lloyd (2015) – United States

Carli Lloyd Won The Golden Ball In 2015
Carli Lloyd Is A Two-Time FIFA Women’s World Cup Winner

USWNT legend Carli Lloyd won the Golden Ball Award as the best player at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015. The former midfielder scored a staggering six goals over the course of the tournament, including a hat-trick in United State’s 5-2 win over Japan in the final.

Lloyd put USWNT 2-0 up within five minutes into the game, but she saved her best goal for the last, scoring nearly from the halfway line in the 16th minute. It is arguably the most audacious goal scored at a FIFA Women’s World Cup final. The two-time World Cup winner and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist was chosen as FIFA World Player of the Year in 2015.

#6 Homare Sawa (2011) – Japan

Homare Sawa Won The Golden Ball In 2011
Homare Sawa Scored The Equalizer In Japan’s Shock Win Over USWNT

Japan did the unthinkable in 2011, winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup at heavyweights and tournament favorites USWNT’s expense. At the heart of it was their star forward Homare Sawa, who not only produced incredible performances over the course of the tournament but also scored a sensational equalizer against all odds.

With USWNT leading 2-1 in the dying embers of extra time, Japan won themselves a corner kick. Sawa, instead of trying to outmuscle physically superior USWNT defenders, positioned herself at the near post and flicked the ball in from an impossible angle. With the score level at 2-2 at the end of extra time, the World Cup final went to penalties, where the Asian side nicked a 3-1 victory. Sawa deservedly won the Golden Ball Award and also the Golden Boot as the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals.

#5 Marta (2007) – Brazil

Marta Won The Golden Ball In 2007
Marta Is The Leading Goalscorer In World Cup History With 14

Widely hailed as the best female footballer of all time, Marta won the Golden Ball as well as the Golden Boot Award at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2007. Over the course of the tournament, she scored a staggering seven goals, propelling Brazil to the final. Unfortunately, Selecao were thoroughly outclassed in the showcase event, with Germany snagging a 2-0 victory in the final.

Marta, 37, has won the FIFA World Player of the Year a staggering six times, is Brazil’s top scorer with 115 strikes in 175 games, and is the all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup history (17 goals), including men’s. It is truly astonishing how she is yet to taste World Cup glory with her country.

#4 Birgit Prinz (2003) – Germany

Birgit Prinz Won The Golden Ball In 2003
Birgit Prinz Is The Second-Leading Goalscorer In World Cup History With 14 Strikes

Birgit Prinz was Germany’s leading light at the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, netting a staggering seven goals to win both the Golden Boot and Golden Ball Awards. Although Prinz did not score in Germany’s 2-1 win over Sweden in the final, she was still one of their most impressive players, always found at the heart of every positive passage of play.

Prinz, who retired in 2011, won two FIFA Women’s World Cups with Germany and was named FIFA World Player Of The Year on three occasions. She appeared in 214 games for Germany in her career, scoring 128 times. With 14 goals scored, Prinz is the second-leading scorer in FIFA Women’s World Cup history, second only to Brazil’s Marta (17).

#3 Sun Wen (1999) – China

Sun Wen Won The Golden Ball At The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999
Sun Wen Failed To Win The FIFA Women’s World Cup In 1999

The final of the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup between China and the United States ended 0-0 at the end of extra time, making it the only goalless game in the tournament’s history. In the penalty shootout, USWNT came out on top, nicking a 5-4 victory. The defeat was harsh on China, considering the underdogs’ dream run. It was harsher on Sun Wen, who had done everything in her power to lead her country to glory.

Wen scored seven times over the course of the tournament, including a stunning hat trick over Ghana in the group stage. Her brilliance in front of goal and sublime link-up play with teammates helped her to Golden Ball and Golden Boot (joint-winner with Brazil’s Sissi) Awards at the end of the tournament.

#2 Hege Riise (1995) – Norway

Hege Riise Won The Golden Ball In 1995
Hege Riise Won The Golden Ball In 1995

Hege Riise emerged as Norwary’s star player as they won the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1995, four years after losing the final against USWNT. Riise, who won the Golden Ball Award for her exploits over the course of the tournament, scored five goals, including the opener in the 2-0 victory over Germany in the World Cup final.

Riise is one of the only three female soccer players (alongside Gro Espeseth and Bente Nordby) to win the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and the European Championship. A legendary sportsperson, Riise retired in 2004 after scoring 58 times in 188 games for Norway.

#1 Carin Jennings (1991) – United States

Carin Jennings Won The Golden Ball In 1991
Carin Jennings Won The Golden Ball In 1991

USWNT icon Carin Jennings was the first-ever winner of the Golden Ball Award at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with her winning the accolade in the inaugurating edition of the tournament. Helped along by Jennings’ sublime wing-play and Michelle Anne Akers’ sublime brace, the United States beat Norway 2-1 in the final, becoming the first-ever world champions in women’s football.

Jennings ended the competition with six goals, finishing as the tournament’s second-highest scorer after Akers (10 goals). Her best-ever performance in the tournament came in the semi-finals, with her scoring a sensational 23rd-minute hat-trick to propel the United States to a 5-2 victory over Germany.

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Mo Gilligan to “step down and hand over the baton” as BRIT Awards host

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Mo Gilligan attends The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena on February 11, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Mo Gilligan has announced he will be “stepping down” as a BRIT Awards host due to his first world tour.

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The comedian took to his official social media account to share that due to scheduling conflicts with his first-ever world tour, he will “hand over the baton” and give his usual hosting duties to someone else.

“I’ve had the most incredible time working on The BRITS but unfortunately as I’ll be in the US for my first world tour next spring. I’m sorry to say that I’ll be stepping down from hosting duties for 2024 and handing over the baton,” began his statement on his Instagram stories.

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He continued: “It’s been phenomenal to work on this iconic event. I’ve loved getting to know all the remarkable people who run The BRIT Trust and the outstanding BRIT school. The tireless work you do to improve lives through the power of music and the creative arts is sensational and I promise to continue supporting wherever I can.

“Thank you to ITV for making a young man’s dream come true and to all the brilliant performers, guests, production team and most importantly, the viewers at home for all your amazing support. It’s been an honor. See you on tour!”

Gillian also shared one of his tweets from 2011 in which he wrote: “In 2013 I need to host the #MOBO’s or #TheBritAwards *Fingers Crossed*”.

The comedian has served as the awards show presenter for the past two years. Speaking to The Sun, a BRITs spokesperson said: “The BRITs are incredibly proud of Mo hosting the awards for the last two years, he is an exceptional entertainer who is going from strength to strength in his career, and we thank him for delivering two brilliant shows for us.”

They continued: “The live awards show is always evolving, and we are excited to welcome someone new to the helm for 2024, with more details to be announced at a later date.”

Back in September, the date for the BRIT Awards 2024 was revealed. Next year’s ceremony is due to take place on March 2 at The O2 in London. It’ll mark the second consecutive year that the show has aired in a primetime Saturday night slot on ITV1 and ITVX.

Last week, the  BRIT Awards organisers announced that they will be tweaking their rules for the 2024 instalment, following a row over diversity.

According to a new report by BBC News, it has been announced that the organisers of the BRITS will now increase the number of shortlisted artists for the Best Artist award. This sees an expansion from five to 10 nominees for the 2024 edition, in the hopes of creating a more balanced field.

The expanded shortlist will also apply to the Best International Artist category as of next year. As well as broadening the number of nominees, the organisers have also confirmed that they will be introducing a new award category, dedicated solely to the R&B genre.

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Here’s The Full List Of 2023 Soul Train Awards Winners

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The year is coming to an end, but there are still so many flowers still to be given out to the year’s biggest musical acts. Last week, the Billboard Music Awards celebrated the chart metric. Today (November 26), the 2023 Soul Train Awards, presented by BET, honored R&B acts moving the genre forward.

Keke Palmer did the honors of hosting the event. While acts like Muni Long, Coco Jones, and BJ The Chicago Kid appeared to perform for the attendees. However, the evening is all about walking away with a trophy.

Both Janelle Monáe and T-Pain were bestowed special honors during the ceremony. Janelle Monáe was granted the Spirit Of Soul Award. “[Janelle Monáe] have shown us the true meaning of freedom of expression through all facets of entertainment,” said organizers in a statement.

T-Pain was given the Legend Award for his impact on R&B, Soul, and hip-hop’s forever-intervened mix.

Continue below for the complete winner list for the 2023 Soul Train Awards.

Album Of The Year

Janelle Monáe — The Age of Pleasure
Ari Lennox — Age/Sex/Location
Summer Walker — Clear 2: Soft Life EP
Babyface — Girls Night Out (Extended)
Burna Boy — I Told Them…
Victoria Monét — Jaguar II
SZA — SOS
Coco Jones — What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe)

Song Of The Year

October London – “Back to Your Place”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Usher Feat. Summer Walker & 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Coco Jones – “ICU”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Janelle Monáe – “Lipstick Lover”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
SZA – “Snooze”

Video Of The Year

October London – “Back to Your Place”
PinkPantheress & Ice Spice – “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2”
Usher – “Boyfriend”
Usher Feat. Summer Walker & 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Coco Jones – “ICU”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Janelle Monáe – “Lipstick Lover”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Lizzo – “Special”

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
Coco Jones
H.E.R.
Janelle Monáe
Summer Walker
SZA
Victoria Monét

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

6lack
Babyface
Brent Faiyaz
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Eric Bellinger
October London
Usher

Best Group

DVSN
Flo
Jagged Edge
Kool & The Gang
Maverick City Music
Phony Ppl
Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers
Tank and The Bangas
Wanmor

Best Collaboration

Beyoncé Feat. Kendrick Lamar – “America Has a Problem” (Remix),
PinkPantheress & Ice Spice – “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, Diddy Feat. 21 Savage – “Creepin’ (Remix)”
Flo feat. Missy Elliott – “Fly Girl”
Usher Feat. Summer Walker & 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Burna Boy Feat. 21 Savage – “Sittin’ on Top of the World”
Lizzo Feat. SZA – “Special”
Summer Walker Feat. J. Cole – “To Summer, From Cole (Audio Hug)”

Best New Artist

Ambré
Ayra Starr
Coco Jones
Doechii
Flo
Fridayy
Tyla
Wanmor

Certified Soul Award

Anthony Hamilton
Ashanti
Ciara
Eric Bellinger
Monica
PJ Morton
Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers
T-Pain
Usher

The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter’s Award

October London – “Back to Your Place”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
Usher Feat. Summer Walker & 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Coco Jones – “ICU”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Burna Boy Feat. 21 Savage – “Sittin’ on Top of the World”
SZA – “Snooze”

Best Dance Performance

Ciara Feat. Summer Walker – “Better Thangs”
Usher – “Boyfriend”
Usher Feat. Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Ciara & Chris Brown – “How We Roll”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
SZA – “Snooze”
Chris Brown – “Summer Too Hot”
Chris Brown – “Under the Influence”

Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Shirley Caesar – “All Of The Glory”
Kirk Franklin – “All Things”
Fridayy Feat. Maverick City Music & My Mom – “Came Too Far”
Koryn Hawthorne – “Cry”
Erica Campbell – “Feel Alright (Blessed)”
Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine – “God Problems”
H.E.R. – “The Journey”
Kirk Franklin – “Try Love”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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JY Park goes viral for polarising 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards performance

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South Korean singer and businessman JY Park, best known as the founder and namesake of JYP Entertainment, has gone viral for a recent live performance at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards.

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JY Park recently made an appearance at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards, where he performed a medley of original songs (‘When We Disco’ and ‘Changed Man’) and popular hits (Eurythmics classic ‘Sweet Dreams’ and a-ha’s ‘Take On Me’).

The singer’s elaborate performance, including a costume change from a dramatic white coat dress to a purple bodysuit, elicited a range of reactions from the audience, which consisted of popular actors and K-pop idols alike.

A number of these reactions have since gone viral, including Concrete Utopia actress Kim Sun-young’s shocked face, Reborn Rich star Song Joong-ki’s apparent look of concern, and EXO‘s D.O. and Krystal Jung‘s looks of confusion.

The audience’s reactions to JY Park’s performance at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards have also since been compared those for NewJeans, who had taken to the stage to sing their hit singles ‘ETA’ and ‘Super Shy’ earlier in the night.

During NewJeans’ performance, the audience at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards can be seen smiling and clapping along to the girl group. Some also pointed out how singer-actress BIBI looked like she was about to cry watching the quintet perform.

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In other K-pop news, KISS OF LIFE member Belle recently covered Ariana Grande‘s 2013 ballad with Nathan Sykes, ‘Almost Is Never Enough’. Meanwhile, BABYMONSTER have made their long-anticipated debut with ‘Batter Up’.

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