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Kane, Mbappé lead 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist

Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé are among the leading names on the 2026 Ballon d'Or shortlist after the nominees for football's most prestigious individual prize were revealed on Tuesday.

Favourite Kane makes Ballon d'Or shortlist

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is one of three England players nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or alongside Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

Why Bayern Munich's Harry Kane deserves to win the Ballon d'Or

It was no shock to see Harry Kane amongst the 2026 Ballon d’Or nominees after an unforgettable 2026/27 season for club and country. The question now, though, is whether the Bayern Munich man deserves to receive the top prize. There are numerous reasons why he does…

Arsenal show Chelsea, Premier League who's boss; Inter the team to beat in Serie A

Arsenal looked rattled against Chelsea thanks to an early goal, but Mikel Arteta's side quickly showed why it's the team to beat in England. Plus, Inter prove they are Serie A's top team. Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.

Maresca eyes rest for busy dad Haaland as Manchester City prepare for Porto

Norwegian forward has played every minute of season Parenting duties have changed player’s ‘priorities’ Enzo Maresca believes Erling Haaland has become “complete” as his priorities have changed after the birth of the Manchester City No 9’s son two years ago. Haaland has again started the campaign in prolific form, scoring three goals in City’s opening three Premier League victories. In three of the 26‑year‑old’s four previous seasons at City he has won the Premier League golden boot. Maresca pointed to how the birth of his son in 2024 changed the Norwegian’s motivation. Continue reading...

Emery ready to ignite Aston Villa’s season at Club Brugge after familiar slow start

Manager remains calm despite his side taking one point and scoring no goals in opening three Premier League games Unai Emery is not panicking. He may kick every ball on the touchline but, behind closed doors, Aston Villa’s players are used to him being the calmest person in the room, routinely more demanding after victory than defeat. John McGinn tells a story in which the Villa manager, early in his now almost four-year tenure, broke character and lost his cool during a half-time interval not owing to a lukewarm performance but because he witnessed his captain tearing into teammates. In Emery’s eyes, it was McGinn expending unnecessary energy rather than seeking solutions. Emery, McGinn and Villa have been here before. Just last season, in fact; at this point, they were pointless in the Premier Leagueand still another 157 minutes from registering their first goal. So in one sense Villa, who shook off a slow start to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three seasons, are ahead of schedule. Villa’s goalless draw at Hull on Saturday was not the most absorbing display but there were enough green shoots to trust Emery when he says he is confident they can again exceed expectations. Continue reading...

Can Kane buck history and win Ballon d'Or?

History suggests Ballon d’Or winners come from those who have recently lifted one of football's biggest trophies. Can Harry Kane become a rare exception?

Hits and misses: Gakpo steals Barcola's thunder as Anderson passes like Rodri

Haaland hits new record and Fernandez shines as Man City beat Coventry

Erling Haaland showed how much he loves playing against newly promoted sides by scoring the winner in a nervy 1-0 victory over Coventry to keep Manchester City's record under Enzo Maresca perfect.

Yamal already has 50 goals for Barcelona! When did Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappé, Haaland reach half-centuries?

Yamal scored his 50th club goal this week at 19 years and 49 days old. How does that compare to other prodigies who became greats of the modern game?

Haaland outpaces Mbappé to 300th club goal

Erling Haaland scored the 300th goal of his club career as Man City extended their 100% start by beating Coventry 1-0 to stay at the top of the Premier League.

Man City have given Maresca everything he needs to challenge this season

Enzo Maresca asked for new signings in his first season. He has the pieces necessary to compete on all fronts.

Hits and misses: Gakpo steals Barcola's thunder as Anderson passes like Rodri

Haaland header maintains perfect winning start for Man City

Manchester City highlighted their early season credentials by maintaining their 100% winning record after three Premier League games, but had to cling on to leave newly promoted Coventry still searching for their first point of the campaign.

Fernandez and Ndiaye show signs of promise on Man City debuts

Manchester City gave £185m of deadline-day talent their Premier League debuts in the win over Coventry - and manager Enzo Maresca will have enjoyed what he saw.

Manchester City 1-0 Coventry, Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace and more: football clockwatch – as it happened

Erling Haaland scored his 300th club goal while Crystal Palace’s left wing-backs grabbed the glory at Craven Cottage Iliman Ndiaye starts for City after joining from Everton in the week. Phil Foden drops out and will be joined on the bench by City’s other big signing, Enzo Fernandez. Coventry bring in Ethan Pinnock and Frank Onyeka for Caleb Yirenki and Loum Tchaouna. Continue reading...

Haaland edges Manchester City past Coventry as Fernández sparkles on debut

Enzo Fernández started for Manchester City after Nico O’Reilly’s back injury during the warm-up and sparkled, showing why the club paid a British-record-equalling £125m for the midfielder. The winner came courtesy of Erling Haaland’s 300th goal in club football and Fernández had a key part, feeding Antoine Semenyo, whose cross from the right was crashed home. In the second half Coventry hammered away, but their wait for a first top-flight goal since Mustapha Hadji’s second in a 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa on 5 May 2001 goes on. The visitors did not like losing, but were heartened by holding the star-studded hosts to a slender win, though the bottom line is all three of their Premier League outings on their return have been defeats. Continue reading...

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