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Harry Kane Winning the 2026 Ballon d’Or Would Be a Bigger Deal Than You Might Realize

The Bayern Munich and England striker scored more than 70 goals last season.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 23

The Closest Ballon d’Or Races of All Time—Ranked

The Ballon d’Or has been decided by a just a point or two on several occasions.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 21

The Ballon d’Or Prize Cristiano Ronaldo Is Still Fighting Lionel Messi for This Year

Lionel Messi is also in the running for an award decided by fans, rather than journalists.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 20

World Cup, Ballon d’Or, Champions League, Euros … has Rodri completed football?

Plus: the most World Cup assists, Ballon d’Or winners with fewest caps and what happens to World Cup balls?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

Rodri Joins Messi, Zidane, Ronaldinho in Elite 11-Player Club After World Cup Win

The Spanish midfielder has won it all, cementing his legacy as a one of the game’s all-time greats.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 20

Will France’s showdown with Spain be the World Cup final in spirit?

In today’s Football Daily: France. Spain. And a proper humdinger

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

26 World Cup Images the World Will Never Forget

To celebrate the 2026 World Cup, Sports Illustrated takes a look at 26 photos from the tournament’s history that are simply impossible to forget.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19

The France puzzle standing between Didier Deschamps and World Cup immortality

WORLD CUP 2026: With immense talent in Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Michael Olise, France can blow teams away, and Didier Deschamps has the ammunition for a famous last stand in New York, writes Richard Jolly

The Independent UK · Jun 10

Voices: Fans pick their own World Cup legends after The Independent’s top 50 sparks debate

YOUR VIEWS: In response to our World Cup top 50, readers have been debating the rankings, questioning omissions and putting forward their own picks for the game’s greatest players

The Independent UK · Jun 2

Pelé’s third, Baggio’s miss and the ‘Hand of God’: Iconic World Cups in Mexico and the US

From Pelé’s third title to Maradona’s legendary double and Baggio’s agonising penalty miss, tournaments hosted in Mexico and the US have left us with some of the most memorable moments in World Cup history. Here’s a throwback to the 1970, 1986 and 1994 editions.

France 24 · May 23