European Super Football

Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 Kane was crowned the world's best player at a ceremony in London. Author | Josh T Bayern Munich lights up in gold The 33-year-old Bayern Munich striker is the fifth Englishman to win the award, following Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978 and 1979). Scotland's Denis Law (1964) and Northern Ireland's George Best (1968) are the other winners from the United Kingdom. Real Madrid and France forward Kylian Mbappe finished second, with Barcelona and Spain attacker Lamine Yamal completing the top three. Kane scored 61 goals in 51 club appearances last season, the most ever by a Bayern player in a single campaign. Including his England matches, his tally stood at 73 goals, alongside eight assists, in 65 appearances. Only one player at a club in Europe's top five leagues has ever scored more goals in a single season. However, Kane wins the award...

More success for PSG with recognition at the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony  Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique was awarded the Johan Cruyff Trophy for best male coach at the 2025 Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris. Author |  Sophie T Luis Enrique from @PSG_inside is the men's Johan Cruyff Trophy winner! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/tg2oPrIzMQ — Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 22, 2025 Enrique oversaw a historic 2024-25 campaign as PSG secured the French league, Coupe de France, a maiden UEFA Champions League title and the UEFA Super Cup.  He achieved this for the second time in his career, previously doing so with Barcelona in the 2014-15 season. He joins Pep Guardiola, who has also done this twice.  Enrique could not attend the ceremony as he was in Marseille for the postponed Ligue 1 clash,  but thanked his team for all their support in a pre-recorded message. READ MORE |  Sarina Wiegman crowned women's coach of the year In this message, he said: “Th...

England manager recognised after guiding Lionesses to back-to-back European titles Sarina Wiegman has been named women’s coach of the year at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards, her achievement coming after steering the Lionesses to a second successive European Championship triumph. Author | Sophie T Sarina Wiegman from @Lionesses is the women's Johan Cruyff Trophy winner! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/vQKWpntnDg — Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 22, 2025 The Dutch coach, 55, finished ahead of four rivals in the vote, with Chelsea’s Sonia Bompastor and Arsenal’s Renee Slegers among those shortlisted. England clinched Euro 2025 in Switzerland by beating Spain 3-1 on penalties, the final ending 1-1 after extra time. The victory ensured Wiegman’s side successfully defended the title they first secured on home soil in 2021. Wiegman has told the media: "This award means even more because it is named after Johan Cruyff. He believed in the power of sport and believed in every ki...

There has been some interesting nominations for the Ballon d’Or Scott McTominay has been shortlisted for the 2025 men’s Ballon d’Or, becoming the first Scot to be nominated for the award since Ally McCoist in 1987. Author | Josh D The 28-year-old midfielder joined Napoli from Manchester United last summer in a £25m deal and played a central role in their Serie A title triumph. He scored 12 goals in 34 league appearances and was named Serie A’s player of the year . His inclusion among the 30 nominees caps a remarkable rise for the Lanarkshire-born player, who left his boyhood club after a decade at Old Trafford in search of more regular first-team football. The winner will be revealed on 22 September. Conte turns McTominay into a superstar Scott McTominay has thrived since joining Napoli , but his resurgence can be traced back to a key tactical change introduced by Antonio Conte. During his time at Manchester United, McTominay was typically used as a defensive midfielder, of...