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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Pau Cubarsí is the Golden Boy 2026 favorite, with eight Premier League players chasing him
Tuttosport unveiled the 25-man shortlist on Monday, with the Barcelona defender topping the index ahead…
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‘They think I’ll always be there’: Lamine Yamal already braced for Ballon d’Or snub
The 19-year-old Barcelona winger says voters are likely to hand the 2026 Ballon d’Or to…
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Cucurella’s Ballon d’Or ballot has one name on it: his own
Four Real Madrid players sit on the 30-man shortlist for the 26 October ceremony in…
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Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or response says plenty without saying much
Voting for the 2026 Ballon d’Or closed on Monday with Harry Kane installed as the…
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Fabian Ruiz: ‘Why not?’ as Ballon d’Or race heats up
The Paris Saint-Germain midfielder has told AS he is not ruling himself out of the…
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Mbappe delivers powerful Africa message before Ballon d’Or vote
Five weeks out from a Ballon d’Or ceremony that leaves Paris for the first time…
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Díaz picks his Ballon d’Or winner: ‘He’s the best in the world’
Bayern Munich winger Luis Díaz has publicly named teammate Harry Kane as his 2026 Ballon…
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Kane breaks his silence on the Ballon d’Or: “The 73 goals speak for themselves
With the winner set to be revealed at the London Palladium on 26 October, the…