12 h. ago David Beckham's true thoughts on turning 50 as Man United icon starts new World Cup role

Former Manchester United hero David Beckham has unveiled his new role ahead of next summer's highly-anticipated World Cup, having vowed that he is not bothered by turning 50

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1 week ago Ballon d’Or 2025: Dembélé and Bonmatí claim top awards, Wiegman and Hampton win prizes – live

England duo win manager and goalkeeper awardsGet in touch! Email michael.butler@theguardian.comThe Ballon d’Or is awarded by an international jury of specialised journalists, with one representative per country, from the top 100 in the latest Fifa rankings (before the lists are published) for men and the top 50 for women.Each juror selects ten players in descending order of merit from a list of 30 established by the editorial staff of France Football, members of the editorial staff of L’Équipe, the best juror from the previous edition – Costa Rica for the men’s Ballon d’Or, South Africa for the women’s Ballon d’Or – and Uefa ambassadors Luís Figo for the men’s trophy and Nadine Kessler for the women’s trophy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ballon d’Or 2025: Wiegman and Hampton win prizes, main player awards to come – live

England duo win manager and goalkeeper awardsFive England players in top 10 for women’s Ballon d’OrGet in touch! Email michael.butler@theguardian.comThe Ballon d’Or is awarded by an international jury of specialised journalists, with one representative per country, from the top 100 in the latest Fifa rankings (before the lists are published) for men and the top 50 for women.Each juror selects ten players in descending order of merit from a list of 30 established by the editorial staff of France Football, members of the editorial staff of L’Équipe, the best juror from the previous edition – Costa Rica for the men’s Ballon d’Or, South Africa for the women’s Ballon d’Or – and Uefa ambassadors Luís Figo for the men’s trophy and Nadine Kessler for the women’s trophy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ballon d’Or 2025: who will be voted the best men’s and women’s footballers? – live

Ceremony taking place at Théâtre du Chatelet in ParisFive England players in top 10 for women’s Ballon d’OrGet in touch! Email michael.butler@theguardian.comAlready, there is quite a lot of digest. Harry Kane can probably count himself a little unlucky to be outside the top 10 given he scored 41 goals and provided 14 assists (55 GA) in just 51 games. It’s not easy to quantify just how big an impact João Neves had for PSG in midfield – scuttling interceptions don’t count for much in this ceremony – but I’m not sure PSG would have won the Champions League without him. Sandy Baltimore was sensational for Chelsea after signing last summer, she is another that is unfortunate not to make the top 10 after helping the Blues to a domestic treble.11. Pedri (Barcelona & Spain) 12. Khvicha Kvaratshkelia (Napoli/PSG & Georgia) 13. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich & England) 14. Désire Doué (PSG & France) 15. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting/Arsenal & Sweden) 16. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madri...

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1 week ago Every player Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have ever voted for to win the Ballon d'Or

Ballon d'Or voting has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the past two decades, but many may wonder who the two legends have picked for the prize themselves

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1 week ago Cristiano Ronaldo's anger over Ballon d'Or voting as Man United icon showed his true colours

Cristiano Ronaldo fumed about the Ballon d'Or voting

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1 week ago Axed Ballon d'Or host questioned Lionel Messi – but he had the perfect response

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or a record eight times, but his legacy was once questioned by one ex-host who suggested the Argentina legend was not "at the heights" of other greats

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3 w. ago Man United icon Juan Mata shows true colours as he lines up next club

The latest Manchester United news as a former midfielder looks set to be on the move again this summer

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