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Austrian Footballer of the Year 2017- Marcel Sabitzer | Leipzig star is Austria player of the year

RB Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer has been named Austrian Footballer of the Year 2017, breaking David Alaba’s six year winning streak. Alaba, who won the crown six times in a row between 2011 and 2016, finished 8th in the poll, as voted for by the 10 coaches of the Austrian Bundesliga.

The coaches of Sturm Graz (Franco Foda, also the new Austrian football national team manager from 2018), Austria Vienna (Thorsten Fink), SCR Altach (Klaus Schmidt), Wolfsberger AC (Heimo Pfeifenberger), had him as their first choice, while Rapid Vienna manager Goran Djuricin ranked him second.

Schalke’s Guido Burgstaller finished second, while Andreas Ulmer, Stefan Schwab and Valon Berisha tied for third.

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Tottenham Attendance Figures 2017-18 Home Fixtures | Spurs Wembley Crowds 17-18 Season

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Here are Tottenham Hotspur’s attendances for the 2017/2018 season, including home games in the Premiership, Champions League and all Cup competitions.

With THFC moving to Wembley full time in 2017/18, they are now the club with the second highest average attendance in the Premier League (Manchester United are first), moving above the likes of Arsenal, West Ham, Man City and Liverpool. Spurs’ average attendance in the 2016/17 PL was 31,639, which put them 9th for average league attendance last season.

What is Tottenham’s highest overall attendance at Wembley during 2017/18 (all competitions included)?

It is the 84,667 crowd that watched Spurs play Manchester United in the FA Cup Semifinal on 21 April, 2018. It beat the 84,010 previous record, also set this season, from the Spurs v Juventus Champions League game.

What is Spurs’ highest Premier League attendance this 17/18 season?

The 83,222 crowd that watched the North London Derby v Arsenal on 10 February, 2018. That was the third time that Spurs broke the Premier League attendance record in 2017/18- the 81,978 fans who trooped in to watch THFC beat Manchester United 2-0 on 31 January, 2018, and the 80,827 for the Spurs 4-0 Liverpool game on 22 October, 2017 were also record breaking crowds (at that time)

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The Top 10 Footballers in the World 2017- 30 Best Soccer Players (Ballon D’Or Award)

Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon D’Or for a fifth time in his career, adding the 2017 crown to the four previous trophies he had won in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016. The five Ballon D’Or titles bring him level with rival and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, who has won it in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.

Between Messi and Ronaldo, they’ve won ALL Ballon D’Or titles since 2008.

Who was the last player apart from Ronaldo and Messi who won the Ballon D’Or?

That was Kaka, who won it in 2007

Who are the top ten footballers in the world in 2017?

1) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2) Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
3) Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
4) Gigi Buffon (Juventus)
5) Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
6) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
7) Kylian Mbappe (PSG)
8) N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
9) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
10) Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Who are the thirty best soccer players in the world in 2017?

The Ballon D’Or is a 30 man shortlist. Players 1-10 have been listed above, here is how the rest ranked

11) Edinson Cavani (PSG)
12) Isco (Real Madrid)
13) Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
14) Kevin de Bruyne (Man City)
15) Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
16) Marcelo (Real Madrid)
17) Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
18) Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
19) Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
20) David de Gea (Man Utd)

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