Striker’s relentless desire to improve in a record-breaking 2021 has put him top of our rankings for a second year runningOne always thought that going past Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the summit of individual achievement would require a diff…
Alexia Putellas and Lionel Messi named 2021 Ballon d’Or winners
Barcelona playmaker claims award after a stunning seasonMessi wins his seventh title, edging out Robert LewandowskiAlexia Putellas and Lionel Messi have been crowned winners of the 2021 Ballon d’Or during a glittering ceremony in Paris.Putellas, who wa…
Brutal Bayern show their rivals just how high the mountain is | Andy Brassell
Existential angst over competitiveness shouldn’t overshadow the fact we are looking at possibly the best team in EuropeWe’ve seen it before, but it’s still difficult to know exactly how it should be characterised. It was brilliant, beautiful, ugly, def…