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'Beyond my wildest dreams' - Kane first English winner of Ballon d'Or in 25 years

Harry Kane has become the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or in 25 years after being honoured at a ceremony in London.

'Beyond my wildest dreams' - Kane first English winner of Ballon d'Or in 25 years

Harry Kane has become the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or in 25 years after being honoured at a ceremony in London.

Juventus starlet Alajbegovic ranks 7th in Ballon d’Or Young Talent award

Juventus forward Kerim Alajbegovic has finished 7th in the 2026 Kopa Trophy rankings, the award...

Mourinho’s plan comes together as Real Madrid relaunch with clásico statement | Sid Lowe

It was just like old times as José Mourinho ended a night at Camp Nou with a knee slide and three points José Mourinho had already done the por qu é? , the printout and the press conference no-show in under 100 days. Now he’s done a knee slide too, and in the perfect place: back where it all began and where it can all begin again. When Kylian Mbappé scored the first in the clásico on Sunday night, Real Madrid’s manager hardly moved, sitting in the shadow of the bench – but when the striker got the second to win it with time running out, that was different. Mourinho leapt into the light, throwing himself to the grass, the knees of a 63-year-old’s trousers muddy as a schoolboy’s, stuck his tongue out and pumped his fists. He does so love it when a plan comes together. To the right of him, the bench was emptying, subs joining the players in sprinting towards the south-west corner. As they leapt about, dodging the bottles thrown towards them from the end, way, way up in the furthest corner and stuck inside a glass box like a bunch of David Blaines, the small group of Madrid fans who had come were going mad. In the main stand, a thousand phones were raised. And 600 kilometres west, back in Boadilla, Thibaut Courtois was watching his teammates from the sofa at home, presumably wrapped in a blanket and cradling a cup of Lemsip. On the morning of the biggest game there is, he awoke with flu, forced to miss out. Continue reading...

Mourinho primes Madrid for statement win over Barça to blow LaLiga title race wide open

Real Madrid haven't convinced this season, but José Mourinho's game plan overwhelmed Barça, and Los Blancos' 2-1 win brings them into the title race.

Can ESPN predict the Ballon d'Or? We simulated the voting process to find out

The Ballon d'Or awards are typically tough to predict, but can ESPN and our global resources do just that?

Who deserves to win the men's Ballon d'Or?

There is no consensus pick for this year's award, which will be presented on Monday, but maybe there should be. Here's who actually deserves to win it.

2026 Ballon d’Or: Where to watch, nominated players – Everything you need to know

The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony is being held on Monday evening: Here is everything you...

Kane, Mbappe and Lamine Yamal - who should win men's 2026 Ballon d'Or?

Harry Kane is the odds-on favourite to win the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or, which could be one of the tightest results in recent history.

Who should win the men's Ballon d'Or? BBC Sport pundits have their say

The Ballon d'Or winner will be announced in London on Monday - but who is going to claim the showpiece award?

Mbappé double secures Real Madrid late victory at Barcelona after Raphinha leveller

Thirteen years later, José Mourinho led Real Madrid into the Camp Nou as one team and them out again as another having secured the kind of late victory he loves and which opens up a whole new world. With just three minutes and the final reserves of energy remaining, a wonderful moment of skill from Jude Bellingham found Eduardo Camavinga and set them on one last run. Camavinga sprinted free, skilfully slipped Pau Cubarsí and pulled back for Kylian Mbappé to provide the finish, a little bit of history written. “The world that loves football will have stopped to watch this and they won’t have gone disappointed; this was two teams that played to win,” Mourinho said. It had been an intense, breathless ride, a proper battle, and it was his team who won it. Arriving right on time, Mbappé scored his second to make it 2-1, the Camp Nou falling quiet and their team given no time to react. They had drawn level after Mbappé’s opener, Raphinha scoring, but could not do it again. Continue reading...

Mbappe's late strike earns Mourinho and Real Clasico glory at Barca

Kylian Mbappe's double took Real Madrid to a famous 2-1 Clasico win, which had Jose Mourinho sliding on his knees in celebration in Barcelona.

Ngumoha a 'future superstar' making more dribbles than Doku

It's time for El Clásico! All you need to know about club soccer's biggest game

Let's run through the head-to-head, form, team news, combined XI and key clashes for the 265th edition of El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

'This is the only Clasico' - Mourinho's Real trying to stop Barca's shot at history

Barcelona aim to make La Liga history against Real Madrid, with Jose Mourinho looking to end their winning run.

Why Stanley Matthews’ Ballon d’Or triumph echoes down the years for Harry Kane | Jonathan Wilson

In 1956, the Blackpool great was recognised for his force of individual will, the very thing that makes the Bayern and England striker the standout candiate Systems football began In 1963 (On the hallowed turf at Wembley) With the impact of a cynical foul By Gino Pivatelli. At that moment in the European Cup final, when the hard-working Milan forward, brought in to combat Benfica’s Mário Coluna, caught the great playmaker, football of the individual came to an end. The foul not only checked a promising break, but broke a bone in Coluna’s foot. Without substitutes, he hobbled on, diminished, and Milan won 2-1 to lift the trophy and register the first victory for a team that prioritised the system over the individual. Modern football was born. Continue reading...

José Mourinho: 'Real Madrid with Mourinho wins trophies'

José Mourinho backed himself to deliver at Real Madrid ahead of Sunday's high-stakes El Clásico with LaLiga leaders Barcelona, insisting that "Madrid with Mourinho wins trophies."

Older, calmer, but still playing the hits: Mourinho and Madrid primed for clásico

Once Bobby Robson’s translator at the Camp Nou, José Mourinho is tasked with bringing down Barcelona on Sunday José Mourinho has done the por que?, the printout and the press conference no-show, and he’s been here only three months. The Real Madrid manager has played the classics without even playing a clásico. Not yet anyway, but it’s time: on Sunday night he returns to the stadium he first arrived at 30 transformative years ago as Bobby Robson’s talented young translator, and last visited in 2013 as the most famous manager in football. The coach who once declared “today, tomorrow and always, Barcelona in my heart,” and claimed he would only ever go to Real Madrid to destroy them, has been entrusted with attempting to bring about the destruction of Barcelona. It is not the first time: if his return is about nostalgia, which it is, that’s wrapped up in their rivals too. Continue reading...