Hello and welcome to The Athletic’s coverage of today’s football news. Manchester United have announced Ralf Rangnick as their new interim manager, as first reported by The Athletic last week. The ...

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The Ballon d'Or is the most coveted individual trophy in football. Every year it crowns the best in the world, blending talent, charisma, and achievements. In 2025, it was Ousmane Dembélé who won it, ...

The list reads 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and now 2023. Adding to his silverware the one major trophy that eluded him in his storied career was the ...

For 2016, FIFA and France Football parted ways, with the Ballon d’Or back to being its own independent award. FIFA, meanwhile, resurrected its previous award under a new name: The Best FIFA Men’s ...

The Ballon d’Or is football’s most illustrious individual award; to win it means to be immortalized in football history forever. Essentially, voters get together to decide who should be considered the ...

Aitana Bonmati is preparing to lead Spain into another major final but insists her historic third Ballon d’Or does not change ...

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — By the age of 19 Kylian Mbappe had won the World Cup, become one of the most expensive soccer players ever and was labeled the heir-apparent to Lionel Messi and Cristiano ...

The Ballon d'Or is the most coveted individual trophy in football. Every year, it crowns the best in the world, blending talent, charisma, and achievements. Watch the entire Serie BKT live with LaB ...