Who’s going to win the Ballon d’Or?

Football’s biggest individual prize, the Ballon d’Or, is back, and the 2025 race is shaping up to be a banger. Today, the stacked list of 30 nominees was announced, as well as the nominees for the Yashin Trophy, Coach of the Year, Pichichi and Kopa Trophies. The ceremony, set for…

Football isn’t dead; Lamine Yamal and Desire Doue have proved that

Football’s obituary has been written a thousand times. Too many passes. Not enough flair. The game’s gone soft, they say. But then Lamine Yamal and Désiré Doué step onto the pitch, and suddenly the doomsayers are eating their words. These two young guns—17 and 20, respectively—are tearing up Europe with…

Who’s winning the race for the Ballon d’Or?

The Ballon d’Or race is heating up as the 2024-25 season barrels toward its climax, and this year, it’s anyone’s game. Without a summer international tournament to tilt the scales, club performances are the sole currency—goals, assists, trophies, and those indelible moments that define legacies. Rodri’s 2024 win certified the…