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Ballon d'Or
‘Wow, wow, wow’: Harry Kane beats Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to win Ballon d’Or
Spanish players and teams dominate rest of categories in football’s gilded annual awards ceremony
El Clásico: The real José Mourinho hasn’t gone away, you know
Real Madrid travel to Barça on Sunday, so get ready for the Special One’s fireworks, haranguing and computer printouts
‘Heir to Messi and Maradona’: Spain’s Lamine Yamal ready to break French hearts again
Winger’s talent has potential to advance perceived limits of football itself, it seems
Ballon d’Or 2025: Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí take top honours
Champions League triumphs earn team of the year nods for Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal
Raphinha goes from missing man to Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or contender
The former Leeds forward was on the periphery but is now key to Hansi Flick’s team thanks to his hunger for goals
Rodri’s Ballon d’Or is an act of justice for an unsung category of footballer
Real Madrid were angry that Vinícius Júnior missed out but crowning the Spain midfielder marks a shift in thinking
Real Madrid cancel plans to attend Ballon d’Or as club believe Vinícius will not win
Ballon d'Or odds had had Brazilian forward as heavy favourite to win award
Messi and Ronaldo miss out on Ballon d’Or nominations
It was the first time since 2003 that neither player was nominated for the award
Vinícius Júnior rises above racist boo boys’ jibes to deliver on biggest stage
Vini Jr one of the favourites for the Ballon d’Or after another impressive campaign in Real Madrid’s march to Champions League final
And the prize for the most recent display of tokenism towards women goes to France Football
The Ballon d’Or ceremony was a golden opportunity messed up
Saudi Pro League can’t rent a crowd even after spending a fortune
All in the Game: Pochettino not happy with Christmas fixtures; McCabe’s impressive record, Messi’s jetsetting
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