2018 WORLD CUP - GROUP A - RUSSIA - SQUAD

The final squad was announced on 14 May 2018.

25 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 12 - GROUP A - SAUDI ARABIA VS EGYPT 2:1

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25 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 12 - GROUP B - SPAIN VS MOROCCO 2:2

Spain advance to face Russia in the round of the last sixteen.

25 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 12 - GROUP A - URUGUAY VS RUSSIA 3:0

Uruguay beat Russia and is top of the group

25 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 12 - GROUP B - IRAN VS PORTUGAL 1:1

Portugal through to the last sixteen.

25 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP H - JAPAN VS SENEGAL 2:2

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24 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP G - ENGLAND VS PANAMA 6:1

Harry Kane scores a hat trick.

24 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - DAY 11 - GROUP H - POLAND VS COLOMBIA 0:3

Colombia is back on track.

24 Jun 2018
2018 WORLD CUP - GROUP D - NIGERIA - SQUAD

Alex Iwobi has been named in Nigeria's 23-man squad.

23 Jun 2018

2025 Ballon d'Or - France - Ousmane Dembélé has won the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or

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Ousmane Dembélé has been awarded the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or, with other honours going to Lamine Yamal, Luis Enrique, Viktor Gyökeres, and Gianluigi Donnarumma. The 28-year-old was named ahead of Lamine Yamal and Paris club-mate Vitinha to complete a memorable campaign. He was named UEFA Champions League Player of the Season as Paris claimed the title for the first time.

Dembélé also played a key role in a domestic double, finishing the 2024/25 season with an incredible haul of 37 goals and 15 assists. For the women’s Ballon d’Or (Ballon d’Or Féminin), Aitana Bonmatí has won consecutively in recent years. 

Other men's prizes awarded in Paris included the Men's Kopa Trophy (best young player), Men's Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper), Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy (best coach in club/national team), Men's Gerd Müller Trophy (top scorer in club/national team) and the Men's Club of the Year. 

Notable Records
• Most wins: Lionel Messi holds the record with 8 Ballon d’Or titles
• Cristiano Ronaldo is second in number with 5 Ballon d’Or titles
• Only one goalkeeper has ever won: Lev Yashin (1963)

 

23 Sep 2025
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