Sadio Mané

Sadio Mane has also been hailed by fans after winning the Socrates Award at the Ballon d'Or event.

By finishing second, he became the second African after George Weah, who won it in 1995 to reach the podium. Fans have taken to their social media pages to praise Mane and also express their frustration that an African has not won the Ballon d'Or. The Socrates Award was given to the 30-year-old following the work he has already done in his home country Senegal.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have repeatedly fallen short of winning the Ballon d'Or title, as George Weah's win in 1995 remains the ...

The Senegal international has been described by many as a man with a 'golden heart' owing to his humanitarian works. [AFCON](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/afcon/) being disregarded by European media and even FIFA itself continues to be a hot topic. Which begs the question, what more should Mane and, by extension, African players do to win the Ballon d'Or title in the near future? Mane's Senegal carries the continent's best hope in Qatar, but even so, a quarterfinal berth will be overstretching it. That notwithstanding, Mane was a strong contender for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award. He then played a huge part as Liverpool beat Chelsea in both the FA and Carabao Cup finals to complete a domestic double.

The Bayern Munich forward accepted the gong in front of a giant screen showing him greeting people on his visits to Senegal, and he expressed his pride on ...

The The award has been established to recognise accomplishments off the pitch, and has been named after the Brazilian footballer Socrates, who was well-known for his humanitarian work during his playing days. Mane was announced as the winner of the award following his charity work in his homeland of Senegal.

France Football Magazine awarded Monday the Senegalese forward of Bayern Munich the Socrates Prize for his charity work in his home country.

#BalloDor,” Sall said in a Twitter post. “The Socrates Prize identifies the best social initiative by committed champions,” said a statement from France Football magazine. France Football Magazine awarded Monday the Senegalese forward of Bayern Munich the Socrates Prize for his charity work in his home country.

It's been a great season for Senegal's Sadio Mane, the player nicknamed 'the man with the golden heart'.

Liverpool claimed only their third Premier League win of the season on Sunday with a 1-0 home success over Manchester City thanks to a Mo Salah goal after a ...

It shows that they still are a great team. "They played with a great mindset. Liverpool claimed only their third Premier League win of the season on Sunday with a 1-0 home success over Manchester City thanks to a Mo Salah goal after a gutsy display that handed the champions their first defeat of the season.

Sadio Mane was involved in an awkward interview at the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards where he had no idea who an ex-footballer was.

[ latest football news and rumours right here](https://www.givemesport.com/football). — UN TRUC DE FOOT (@untrucdefoot) [Read more: Ballon d'Or 2022: Sadio Mane's acceptance speech was so heartwarming](https://www.givemesport.com/88072391-ballon-dor-2022-sadio-manes-acceptance-speech-was-so-heartwarming) [Read more: Ballon d'Or 2022: Date, Feminin, winners, top 10, and more](https://www.givemesport.com/88071265-ballon-dor-2022-date-feminin-nominees-how-to-watch-odds-and-more) [Sadio Mane](https://www.givemesport.com/sadio-mane) was involved in an awkward interview at the [ Ballon d’Or](https://www.givemesport.com/ballon-dor) awards when he had no idea who former footballer, Ludovic Obraniak, was. Mane, who was one of the favourites to win the 2022 Ballon d'Or, was involved in an awkward interview shortly after arriving at the gala.

Sadio Mané is a firm believer that Liverpool can turn their season around after beating Manchester City; Bayern Munich ran riot against SC Freiburg, ...

[Caught Offside](https://www.caughtoffside.com/2022/10/17/bundesliga-star-backs-liverpool-to-get-back-to-the-top-after-beating-man-city/), Mané believes the result could be a turning point in the team’s season. The Senegal international has been described by many as a man with a 'golden heart' owing to his humanitarian works. “I’m very happy for the boys that they beat City. [clinched the Socrates Award](https://sportsbrief.com/football/bayern-munich/25972-ballon-d-sadio-mane-wins-socrates-award-philanthropic-works-senegal/), the very first winner of the award at the 2022 edition of the Ballon d'Or ceremony. [Bundesliga](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/bundesliga/), four points behind Union Berlin, [Eurosport](https://www.eurosport.com/football/bundesliga/2022-2023/bayern-v-freiburg-bundesliga-live_sto9186209/story.shtml) reported. [Byron Pillay](https://sportsbrief.com/authors/byron-pillay/)

Mane attended the event after a strong campaign at Liverpool last term which put him in the running for the main award, while Saka finished in the top 10 ...

He finished in eighth place, with his international team-mate Jude Bellingham coming fourth and Barcelona's Gavi winning the award. Mane appeared to be whispering a message into Saka's ear throughout. Sadio Mane whispers mystery message into the ear of Arsenal's Bukayo Saka...

Senegalese footballer Sadio Mané is the recipient of the inaugural Socratest Award, presented at the 2022 Ballon D'or ceremony.

During this ceremony, the Kopa Trophy (best young player), the Yachin Trophy (best goalkeeper), the Gerd Müller Trophy (best striker) and the Club of the Year Prize are also awarded. “The creation of the Socrates Award is a milestone for athletes around the world. This Award invites them to be mobilized for the construction of a fairer world. Sadio Mané is a true source of inspiration and I warmly congratulate him for his significant contribution to positive social changes.” Over the past years, he has contributed to the construction of a hospital and a secondary school in Bambali. On 17 October, during the 66th Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, Sadio Mané – the Senegalese Bayern FC striker – was presented the first edition of the Socrates Award by Sandy Heribert and Peace and Sport’s Vice-President, Didier Drogba.

The Socrates award is new and meant to honour “social initiatives by committed champions”, as described by France Football. Even though a huge section of ...

Sadio Mane insists he was very happy to see Liverpool get the better of Manchester City in the weekend's big Premier League game at Anfield.

'I couldn't watch because we were on the bus. Mo Salah scored the only goal of the game against the reigning champions on Sunday - Mo Salah scored the only goal of the game as the Reds came out on top