Lamine Yamal’s role in Spain’s 2026 World Cup triumph has dramatically altered the landscape of the Ballon d’Or race, placing the teenage forward among the leading candidates for the game’s most prestigious individual honour. Spain edged out Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the final, with Ferran Torres netting the winner in extra time. The match had […]
Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between the 35-year-old maestro Messi and his France opposite number Kylian Mbappe. France’s own […]
Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for a record seventh time. Messi, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and has scored 40 goals in 2021 – 28 for Barcelona, four for Paris St-Germain and […]
