Morning sports news 20-5: Golden Ball 2025 awarded early; Liverpool has not won since winning the championship

Salah lost form at the end of this season - Photo: REUTERS

Liverpool lost the second match after winning the title

In the early morning of May 20, Liverpool lost 2-3 away to Brighton in round 37 of the English Premier League.

Liverpool took a 2-1 lead at half-time thanks to goals from Harvey Elliott (9th minute) and Dominik Szoboszlai (45+1 minute). However, Brighton came out on top in the second half, scoring two goals in quick succession from Mitoma Kaoru (69th minute) and Jack Hinshelwood (85th minute) to seal the 3-2 win.

This is Liverpool's second defeat since they were officially crowned Premier League champions. Since defeating Tottenham in round 34 to win the Premier League, Liverpool have gone through three matches with only draws and losses.

For Brighton, this victory helps them firmly consolidate their 8th position on the rankings with 58 points.

The 2025 Ballon d'Or will be awarded early

Yamal is one of the leading candidates for the 2025 Ballon d'Or award - Photo: REUTERS

France Football - the organizer of the Golden Ball award ceremony has just announced that the 2025 Golden Ball will be awarded 1 month earlier than last year.

Specifically, the 2025 Ballon d'Or award gala will be held on September 22 instead of October 26 as last year. The organizing committee plans to announce the names of the candidates on August 6. After that, 100 journalists from 100 countries with teams leading the FIFA rankings will vote.

Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, Mohamed Salah, Raphinha and Lautaro Martinez are considered the leading candidates for the Ballon d'Or this season. However, this summer will see the FIFA Club World Cup, which could influence the race for the Ballon d'Or.

Roland Garros breaks prize money record

Roland Garros 2025 increases prize money by 5.21% - Photo: REUTERS

The Roland Garros tennis tournament organizers confirmed that the total prize fund for this year's tournament will be increased by 5.21% compared to last year, reaching 56.3 million euros.

Accordingly, the men's and women's singles champions will receive 2.5 million euros, while the runner-up will pocket 1.2 million euros. The prize money at Roland Garros is so attractive that even players eliminated in the first round will receive up to 73,000 euros.

Roland Garros 2025 will start on May 25 and end on June 8.

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