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Quiz! Can you name the winner of the Ballon d'Or in every World Cup year?

By Chris Nee Published

Quiz! Football's top individual award doesn't always go to a World Cup winner and we can prove it

Quiz!
Why Belgium’s golden generation deserved more

By Steven Chicken Published

EXCLUSIVE Belgium's star-studded line-up of the late 2010s and early 2020s were perpetually tipped to go far, but had to settle for a single World Cup semi-final appearance

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Saudi Arabia scrap 'stadium in the sky', with World Cup promises in doubt

By Mark White Published

World Cup 2034 was going to take place in the sky - but that plan is looking a little hazy now

Team
Quiz! Can you name the top international appearance-makers to have played at a World Cup?

By Chris Nee Published

Quiz! Some of the players with the most international experience have never been to a World Cup. Can you name the ones who have?

Quiz!
The World Cup stars that landed big summer moves

By Ed McCambridge Published

EXCLUSIVE Several of this summer's World Cup stars have since headed to new leagues, including Morocco's chess fanatic and Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeping hero. Will they make a success of their big moves?

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Who are the ITV pundits, commentators and presenters for England vs Spain?

By Kedar Bayley Published

England take on 2026 World Cup winners Spain in the Nations League this Saturday

Competition
'Kylian Mbappe is the greatest threat to Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or success' Ruud Gullit issues Bayern Munich star a Galactico warning

By Kedar Bayley Published

Ruud Gullit believes Kylian Mbappe could be voted for more than Ballon d'Or competitors Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane

Player
Sadio Mane’s Ballon d'Or shortlisting shows why fans shouldn’t take the award seriously

By Kedar Bayley Published

The Senegalese winger, the Robin to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Batman in the Saudi Pro League, has made onto the 2026 Ballon d’Or shortlist

Player
The epic story of England's 1950 nemisis Joe Gaetjens

By Alex Leith Published

EXCLUSIVE England’s 1-0 defeat to the United States at the 1950 World Cup went down as an upset for the ages – but the dishwashing striker who scored the winning goal that day met with a terrible end

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“The 1966 World Cup was never really on my radar, it was quite a surprise when I received a letter from the FA in December ‘65 saying I was picked for a game in February” Sir Geoff Hurst on ‘cutting it fine’ for the tournament that defined his career

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former West Ham man would end up front and centre of England’s finest hour

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