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Ballon d'Or

Harry Kane espn.com became the first English winner of the Ballon d'Or in 25 years, a crowning moment after a remarkable year for Bayern Munich and England. Kane described the result as "beyond my wildest dreams" skysports.com, and his path from forgettable loan spells is framed as a Cinderella story skysports.com. Not everyone agreed with the verdict, as critics argued espn.com that Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal both deserved the prize more. The London ceremony itself was marred by disorder, with the event described as descending into chaos bbc.co.uk, and the awards were published early bbc.co.uk by mistake. Alexia Putellas claimed the women's award for a record-equalling third time, as Putellas wins bbc.co.uk her third title, and a full recap of winners espn.com is available.

Michael Carrick will remain in charge skysports.com of Manchester United for their clash with Chelsea, though his future is uncertain espn.com. Commentators questioned whether the decision was a case of delaying the inevitable skysports.com, and the club's problems were framed as a crisis espn.com that ownership must answer for, with a squad that fails to convert espn.com regardless of manager. Manchester City suffered a first Premier League defeat bbc.co.uk of the season at Aston Villa, and a spending analysis espn.com ranks which clubs got the most for their money.

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola is optimistic espn.com that Florian Wirtz will be fit for the Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea, while the Iraola era has finally lifted off espn.com on the back of big-money forwards. Arsenal's defence has held firm without Saliba, with Konsa stepping up bbc.co.uk, and Arsenal are reportedly eyeing Varela bbc.co.uk of Monza. Real Madrid are eyeing Mac Allister espn.com of Liverpool in the transfer market.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona espn.com in a brilliant Clásico, and José Mourinho's side may be back in the title race espn.com. Barcelona were dealt another blow as Espart is out espn.com for seven weeks with an ankle injury. Napoli will appeal espn.com the two-match ban handed to Massimiliano Allegri for insulting a referee, and AC Milan's Ruben Amorim faces an injury crisis espn.com ahead of the Bologna game.

Ligue 1 has rescheduled matches espn.com after public protests across France, and Kylian Mbappé has apologised bbc.co.uk for an "ill-judged" remark about Mao that sparked backlash in China. In Scotland, Derek McInnes admitted feeling guilt bbc.co.uk over leaving Hearts for Rangers, Hearts lost defender Harry Milne to a season-ending injury bbc.co.uk, and Motherwell have lost six in a row bbc.co.uk. Celtic marked a year since Martin O'Neill's return skysports.com, with the club's direction still under debate bbc.co.uk.

The Football Association of Wales has renewed its call bbc.co.uk for Gianni Infantino to step down, and an American women's player becoming world's best again is in doubt espn.com. Police were called to remove the family of a three-year-old from a Florida game espn.com. Seamus Coleman is edging towards retirement bbc.co.uk, and Neymar faces a six-game ban espn.com after covering his mouth during an alleged trash-talk incident.

England's starting line-up skysports.com is set for a crunch World Cup match against Papua New Guinea, and Liverpool host Chelsea in the Carabao Cup skysports.com.