Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta or Lionel Messi will lift the FIFA Ballon d’Or on 7 January. FIFA.com looks at some of the comments made about the trio by fellow sporting celebrities in 2012.
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu made a second half appearance in Udinese's 5-2 hammering of Inter Milan to book a qualification ticket to next season's Uefa Europa League.
Chelsea opened a two-point lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League table after a comfortable 3-0 win over Medeama at home while Kotoko dropped valuable points against Aduana Stars on Sunday as the title race heats up.