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In an interview released on Tuesday (October 30, 2018), in France Football, Cristiano Ronaldo challenged this year's Ballon d'Or contenders like Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah to emulate he and Messi and dominate football for the next decade. The following extracts from Ronaldo's exclusive interview with France Football show that age has no effect on Ronaldo's football ambitions. The five-time Ballon d'Or winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have championed Spanish and European football for about a decade now. Despite admitting that competition for the Ballon d'Or would be stiffer this year, Ronaldo didn't rule himself out as a favorite contender, which if won would make him the most successful player in the history of the Ballon d'Or. "It'll be the same [names] as usual, but I don't know if Messi will be on the podium this time. So, let's say Salah, Modric, Griezmann, Varane, Mbappe, the French in general because they'

Denmark is officially known as the Kingdom of Denmark. Denmark is a Nordic country and the southernmost of the Scandinavian nations. The Faroe Islands and Greenland are two autonomous constituent countries that are part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Danish is the official language of Denmark, while Faroese and Greenlandic German are recognized regional languages in Denmark. Copenhagen is Denmark's capital and largest city.  As of April 2018, Denmark's population stands at 5,785,864 people. The currency used in Denmark is the Dnish krone (DKK). Denmark's form of government is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Margrethe II is the Danish monarch and Lars Løkke Rasmussen, prime minister of Denmark. You'll most certainly enjoy these amazing facts about the land of the happy populists. 1. Punctuality is very important to the Danes. Having an appointment at 10:00 a.m. and showing up at 10:02 a.m. is considered rude in Denmark. 2. Denmark boasts 13 No

Prince Royce and Maluma performing at the Latin AMAs The best of Latin entertainers took the Dolby Theater stage on Thursday night (October 25) for the Latin American Music Awards. The Latin AMAs were hosted by Aracely Arambula, Gloria Trevi, Becky G, Leslie Grace and Roselyn Sanchez. Wisin & Yandel, Gloria Trevi, CNCO, Bandada MS de Rene Camacho and many others graced the night with heart-robing performances.   Presenters - Latin AMAs CNCO and Ozuna dominated the night with three wins each. CNCO won favorite duo or group, favorite artist - pop, and favorite album - pop while Ozuna won favorite artist - urban, album of the year and favorite album - urban for  Odisea .  Daddy Yankee was honored with the Icon Award for his successful 20-year long career. The 41-year-old reggaeton singer made a brief accepance speech upon receiving the award. He said,"I work with a lot of discipline, perseverance and determination," Daddy Yankee said while accepting the awar

With Drake, winning just never stops. Drake just hit another major milestone this year, shattering a 54-year-old record for the most Top 10 hits in a year, previously held by the legendary Beatles. Before this week, Drake was at parity with the Beatles, who scored 11 hits in the Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 songs chart in the year they arrived in the US (1964).  Drake has already scored 12 Top 10 hits in 2018, and the year isn't over yet. Drake's featured spot on Bad Bunny's “Mia” earned Drake his 12th top 10 hit on the Hot 100 songs chart, debuting at No. 5. His latest album, Scorpio, featured three No. 1 songs – “God's Plan”, “In My Feelings”, and “Nice For What”. Drake has now scored 32 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart throughout his career. Of these 32, three have charted at No. 1, three have seen him supporting a lead artist, and two have been scored with him been the lead artist, with another artist featuring. Drake's 12 Top 10 h

Kuwait is officially called the State of Kuwait. The country is situated in Western Asia, in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia, at the tip of the Persian Gulf. Kuwait has a population of 4.2 million people; 1.3 million being Kuwaitis and 2.9 million being expatriates (2016 statistics). Expatriates account for 70% of the population of Kuwait. Arabic is Kuwait's official language. Kuwait is a unitary constitutional monarchy, with Sabah Ahmad al-Sabah as emir. Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah is the country's prime minister. Kuwait is a very small country, with total area of 17,818 square kilometers. It ranks 152nd in area. The falcon is the national bird of the Kuwaitis. Kuwait is generally a peaceful and safe country. Tourists just have to respect the local customs and traditions in place. Kuwait holds a lot to uncover. You can start by uncovering information about Kuwait with these facts.  1. The official currency of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD), is the highest-valued cu