football awards
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Four journalists put Fabián Ruiz first: the strange votes behind Kane’s 28-point win
The 100-journalist jury returned 40 first-place votes for Harry Kane and 23 for Kylian Mbappé, yet the Englishman’s winning margin…
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Cristiano Ronaldo storms ahead of Lionel Messi in race for greatest Ballon d’Or season ever
France Football is charging fans a euro a ballot to crown the greatest Ballon d’Or-winning…
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Mbappé beats Yamal and Kane to prestigious award just six days before Ballon d’Or ceremony
Nearly half of more than two million fan votes landed on Kylian Mbappé in the…
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Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi in historic Ballon d’Or ranking
Eleven days before the Ballon d’Or returns to London for the first time, Cristiano Ronaldo…
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Ballon d’Or favourite changes just days before winner is announced
Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane have swapped the favourite’s spot in the betting twice in…
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Fabrizio Romano sets record straight on Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or role
The Argentine was reported this week to be in line to hand the men’s trophy…
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Lionel Messi set for Ballon d’Or return as stunning twist emerges in 2026 race
Harry Kane has overtaken Lamine Yamal as the 1/2 favourite to win the 2026 Ballon…
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Pau Cubarsí picks his Ballon d’Or winner: “He’s the best in the world”
Pau Cubarsí, named on the 30-man shortlist himself, used Barcelona’s trip to Istanbul to hand…
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Ballon d’Or legend tears into Kylian Mbappe over award campaign: “That was too much for me”
1991 Ballon d’Or winner Jean-Pierre Papin has turned on Kylian Mbappé two weeks before the…
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Pascal Ferré, who ran the Ballon d’Or, would vote Yamal over Mbappé
The former France Football director told Marca he would hand his vote to Lamine Yamal…