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Harry Kane has won the Ballon d'Or in a year when he lost both a World Cup semi-final and a Champions League semi-final. This article explains why the vote went his way, how unusual that is, and whether he can…
Every article The Sports Guru has published about Ballon d'Or: 6 Football articles between 5 June 2026 and 26 October 2026, newest first. For wider coverage, see all Football analysis.
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Paris St-Germain and Barcelona sit first and second for goals in this season's Champions League league phase, yet the deeper figures do not rank them the same way. This article explains where each side has the…
Football
David Beckham says Lionel Messi should win this year's Ballon d'Or - even though Messi's Argentina lost the World Cup final. This article sets out the case Beckham is making, the milestone goal that prompted…
Football
Why can England’s clubs buy so much talent yet struggle to recruit the player whose reputation is already complete? Read on to understand the difference between offering a brilliant sporting workplace and…
Football
Kevin Keegan's death at 75 revives a question that trailed him for decades: why does English football remember him with such warmth when so many of his biggest jobs ended in near-misses rather than trophies?…
Football
This piece examines one of sport's most enduring rivalries not through the usual GOAT lens, but through the shared origins, parallel ambitions and mutual pressure that made both players greater than they might…