•England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane kisses the Ballon d’Or trophy on stage Harry Kane won the Ballon d’Or by the smallest margin under its current voting system when he edged Kylian Mbappe by 28 points, France Football which runs the awards, revealed yesterday. The magazine published a breakdown of the votes in its […]
•Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbappe apologised today after the Real Madrid star was dropped by major Chinese brands for apparently joking about Mao Zedong in a video that has gone viral. There were also signs of broader repercussions, with state-run The paper reported that public television was suspending broadcasts of matches fro...
•England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane Harry Kane became England’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 25 years in his native London last night, beating stiff competition from Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe. Alexia Putellas claimed the women’s prize for a third time, extending Spain’s dominance of the award, thanks to her role in leading [&hel...
•Real Madrid forward Yan Diomande (C) celebrates goal against Sevilla FC with teammates Kylian Mbappe (L) and Aurelien Tchouameni (R), yesterday Kylian Mbappe scored twice including one brilliant individual goal as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 4-1 yesterday to climb into third in La Liga. Arda Guler, who was fortunate to avoid an early red ca...
•Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe (L) scores his team’s fourth goal against Rayo Vallecano, yesterday Kylian Mbappe struck twice to help Real Madrid smash Rayo Vallecano 4-1 yesterday to pull level with Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Jose Mourinho’s side got back to winning ways after a defeat by Real Betis in their […]
•The Ballon d’Or trophy Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe and other leading names in world football are among the nominees for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, as the race for the prestigious individual prize officially gets underway. The nominees for football’s most coveted individual award were unveiled today, with some of the biggest stars of [&...
•Spain’s defender #22 Pau Cubarsi, Spain’s midfielder #16 Rodri and Spain’s goalkeeper #23 Unai Simon pose on the podium after respectively receiving the Young Player, Golden Ball, Golden Glove awards during the award ceremony, last night Spain dominated the individual award categories at the 2026 World Cup, with Rodri being named the player ...
•France’s forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates goal against Morocco, yesterday France yesterday booked their place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Morocco in the quarter-final in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock in the 60th minute before Ousmane Dembélé doubled Les Bleus’ advantage six mi...
•France’s forward Kylian Mbappe Kylian Mbappe yesterday labelled a Paraguayan senator “despicable” and “not worthy of her position” after she racially abused the France captain on social media after the World Cup last-16 clash between the countries at the weekend. Mbappe’s reaction came after Celeste Amarilla attacked the Real Madrid superstar...
•Mbappé, Messi, Haaland As the 2026 FIFA World Cup progresses into the quarter-final stage, the race for the Golden Boot has intensified, with three of football’s biggest stars currently tied at the top of the scoring chart. France’s Kylian Mbappé, Argentina’s Lionel Messi, and Norway’s Erling Haaland are all level on seven goals each, setting...
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