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Young England international eyes Ballon d'Or one day
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Liverpool's 18-year-old winger Ngumoha says Kane's Ballon d'Or win inspires him to pursue the award himself.
Liverpool winger Rio Ngumoha, on international duty with England ahead of Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain, said Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or win in October can inspire a generation of English players, including himself.
"It's something very big and without doubt helps English football, it encourages many to want to be recognised as the best in the world. I'd like to achieve it one day and I think I can," the 18-year-old said.
Ngumoha made his England debut on 6 June in a friendly against New Zealand, where he was named MVP. He made his competitive debut on 29 September against the Czech Republic, becoming the third-youngest player to appear for England after Wayne Rooney and Jude Bellingham. At club level, he has impressed for Liverpool, providing two assists in the Champions League win over Villarreal on 20 October.
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UK times- Fabrizio Romano
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- The Independent
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- Mundo Deportivo
- Craig Hope
- Evening Standard
- MailOnline
- Mirror
- Liverpool and England warned not to coach special talent out of Rio NgumohaLiverpool Echo
- Young England international eyes Ballon d'Or one dayMundo DeportivoThis article
- Lamine plays as if the pitch is his ownMundo Deportivo
- Rio Ngumoha on the Ballon d'Or: "It's a dream, of course! I think I CAN win it"Fabrizio Romano
- Rio Ngumoha on the Ballon d'Or: "It's a dream, of course! I think I CAN win it"Fabrizio Romano
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- Rio Ngumoah interview: Why leaving Chelsea for Liverpool was the right decisionCraig Hope
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- From crying kid to Ballon d'Or hopeful: How fearless Rio Ngumoha toughened up, via quitting Chelsea for Liverpool at just 15 and being shielded from 'crime and stuff' in East LondonMailOnline
- Rio Ngumoha on escaping crime, leaving Chelsea and his England dreamThe Independent
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