Turner's statue in Brownsville, Tennessee, sparked amusement and backlash. Other celebrities's statues, from Lucille Ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, have also proved controversial.

By the age of 19 Kylian Mbappe had already won the World Cup, become one of the most expensive soccer players ever and was ...

Lamine Yamal ended up claiming the 2025 Kopa Trophy over Desire Doue, and days later from the ceremony the votes from Lionel ...

However, many more were recognised during France Football’s busiest ceremony to date, including the sport’s brightest ...

Harry Kane broke a record held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland by scoring twice for Bayern Munich on Friday evening. England captain Kane scored twice in a convincing 4-0 Bayern win over ...

Brazilian legend Rivaldo has predicted that Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal will win the Ballon d’Or next year. He also backed ...

Ousmane Dembele won the 2025 Ballon d'Or but odds suggest there will be a new name for the history books next year ...

The relentless pressing in his new centre-forward position was the making of Dembele. He still possesses the pace and ...

The Ballon d’Or is football’s most illustrious individual award; to win it means to be immortalized in football history forever. Essentially, voters get together to decide who should be ...

Grammy Award-winning Nigerian afrobeats superstar, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo ...

FC Barcelona legend Rivaldo encouraged Lamine Yamal to continue improving his game in order to one day claim the Ballon d’Or.

The excitement and publicity around this year's awards show how the game has come to view these accolades as increasingly ...