Football news round-up: Messi highest earning Latin American entertainer, Ronaldo Nazário reveals the real reason behind iconic World Cup haircut  - 29th December 2017

14. Vincent Kompany gets an MBA degree

I dedicate the achievement to our late mother. I thank the people that run the MBA at the Manchester Business School, thanks for inspiring and supporting us. To the young athlete, keep educating yourself. Keep learning and stay in control of your life.https://t.co/RsHT0EjJNX

— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) December 29, 2017

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has earned a degree in Master's in Business Administration from Alliance Manchester Business School.

“I’ve always felt education is very important and this was instilled into me by my late mother from an early age," Kompany said. "It felt like a fitting tribute to my mother to pursue my academic career by studying an MBA. The programme at Alliance Manchester Business School was the ideal option for me."

15. Ronaldo Nazário reveals the inspiration behind his cult 2002 World Cup haircut

Ronaldo, the one and only

Ronaldo has finally revealed the real reason behind his iconic haircut at the 2002 World Cup. Speaking to Deporte Interactivo, he said that a character called Cascão, from a popular Brazilian cartoon series Turma da Mônica (Monica's Gang), was the real inspiration behind his famous haircut.

16. Matthias Ginter gets engaged

And what better way to round-off than an engagement story? German international and Gladbach defender Matthias Ginter got engaged to his girlfriend Christina Dirr. The pair has known each other since their childhood days and got into a relationship in 2015.

The couple is currently on vacation in Dubai and following an air trip, Christina took to Instagram to confirm the engagement.

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