Monday, 1 October 2018

Mbappe, 40 Others Shortlisted For 2018 Golden Boy Award

French forward, Kylian Mbappe and 40 other young players have been shortlisted for 2018 Golden Boy Award.
The award, presented to the best young player under age 21, has been organised by Italian sports newspaper, Tuttosort, since 2003.
Mbappe is hoping to become the first-ever two-time winner, having won the award last year.
The 19-year-old is favourite for the prize, after scoring 21 goals for PSG last season and playing a key role for France at the World Cup, in which he was named FIFA’s Best Young Player.
Other names on the list include, Borussia Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic, Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard, Ajax defender; Matthijs de Ligt, and Roma’s Justin Kluivert.
Four English Premier League players were nominated. They are: Liverpool starlet, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Everton’s Tom Davies; Manchester City whizkid, Phil Foden; and Manchester United’s new signing, Diego Dalot.
Past winners include, Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi, Paul Pogba and Raheem Sterling.

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