Can you name every player to win the Champions League & Ballon d’Or in the same year?

They’re as old as one another, having been conceived of by French journalists and first awarded in the year 1956. The Ballon d’Or has served as recognition for the best player in the European game, and often enough that…

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Who actually deserves the 2026 Ballon d’Or? Based entirely objectively on 2025-26 stats

Every four years, the World Cup has a massive weighting on the Ballon d’Or. But in this year’s World Cup winning team, the star player was Rodri – someone who wasn’t regularly at his best over the course of the club…

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AFG vs ZIM, T20I live streaming and TV channels: Where to watch live and start time for Zimbabwe tour of Afghanistan

Here’s how to watch the series. Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe last week to win the tri-series that also involved Bangladesh. The finalists of that tournament will now meet in the three-match T20I series starting October…

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11 of Harry Redknapp’s most triffic stories: Benjani, Kanu, Di Canio…

The manager has presided over seven clubs in England, so it’s no wonder he’s been privy to plenty of ridiculous incidents. We’ve looked back at some of ‘Arry’s most triffic stories. Paolo Di Canio Redknapp managed West…

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12 Things We Loved This Weekend: Mourinho, Ward-Prowse, Vennegoor of Hesselink (really) & more

Here are 12 of the best things we’ve seen this weekend. Preston Fearon Left foot, right foot. Outrageous. West Ham U21 midfielder Preston Fearon’s double halfway line goals vs Burnley U21 by u/ataruuuuuuuu in soccer…

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A tribute to Barcelona-era Ronaldo and his *other* hat-trick v Valencia

When we think of fame, there’s one thing that rarely crosses our mind: imagine being so high up, so unmatchable, that you’re known worldwide by a mononym. And then imagine, less than two decades on, that mononym being…

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The definitive 2026 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings: Kane, Yamal or Mbappe to win?

Big-name players from Real Madrid , Barcelona , Manchester City and Bayern Munich feature among the nominees after the dust settled on the 2025-26 campaign and World Cup. But which of them will actually get their hands…

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More radio problems vex Verstappen: “‘Maybe we should use sign language’ | Formula 1

The Red Bull driver suffered serious disruption to his pit-to-car communications when he won the previous round in Singapore. He said the radio fault in Austin was “not the second time” it has happened this year. “It’s…

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Creaking, smug … and a contender? Aaron Rodgers may yet get his Super Bowl farewell

At times in his second season with the Pittsburgh Steelers , the almost-43-year-old has shown glimpses of the player he was in his prime, slinging the ball with zest and precision, able to suss out any coverage. Other…

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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

The Cherries are smart at investing, far more so than Manchester United , who have wasted a lot of money by failing to look outside the box for players like Rayan, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson. United may not have the…

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