The Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, is awarded annually by France Football magazine to the player perceived to be the best in the world. The winner is chosen through a dual system of voting. Firstly, journalists from France Football and fellow French publication L’Equipe work together to produce a combined list...
The 2024-25 Serie A winners will be decided by a play-off, should Napoli and Inter Milan finish the season level on points. In 2022, the league reintroduced a rule which means teams who are contesting the title or battling relegation will face each other in a play-off if they have the same number of points,...
On the pitch, the team lost coherence. The dressing room – once unified by Ancelotti’s steady hand – began to fragment. Key players stopped listening to him, others grew weary of his hands-off approach. Perhaps most destabilising was the rivalry between Vinicius and Mbappe. Both wanted to be the face of the team. Mbappe preferred...
There’s another book coming out this summer which sheds some light on Joe Biden’s mental state as he campaigned for a 2nd term in 2024. It’s titled “2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America” and was co-written by three journalists from three different news outlets. Yesterday the NY Times published...
BBC Election day is finally upon us as a short but packed campaign reaches its climax. Later on Monday, Canadians will discover who will lead their country into what seems like a difficult and uncertain future as the country faces a trade war with its biggest economic partner, the US. The BBC has spoken to...
With the relegation places already set in stone, the remaining teams at the bottom are involved in a rather unglamorous race to avoid finishing just above the drop zone. Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have won their past six in the top flight, top that mini-league, which also features Everton, Manchester United, Tottenham and West Ham United....
Bologna’s stoppage-time winner against Inter Milan on Sunday has teed up the prospect of a play-off to determine where the Serie A title could go this season. “Our championship does not end here,” Inter manager Simone Inzaghi said after the loss. Inzaghi is right – leaders Inter Milan and second-placed Napoli, who are separated only...