A tiny ham-radio transmitter lets you track a balloon globally ...

The meeting of Liverpool and Newcastle on Saturday is a fitting occasion to celebrate a footballer who means so much to so many ...

The tallest player in the 2026 Senior Bowl is Texas A&M offensive lineman Dametrious Crownover at 6-foot-6 7/8 (and 331 pounds). The Aggies listed him at 6-7, 330.

With the NFL combine just around the corner and the draft just a few months away, Diego Pavia is hoping to make a strong case ...

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa has confessed that the club's ongoing contract standoff with Vinicius Junior is completely out of his hands, despite expressing his desperate hope that the Brazilian ...

Former winners, World Cup hopefuls and even two veteran superstars are all in contention to win the next Ballon d’Or.

The Ballon d’Or has always been marketed as the ultimate seal of individual supremacy in soccer. A golden stamp that elevates a player above his peers and, at least in theory, guarantees his place at ...

Ousmane Dembele was recognised as the best men’s player for the first time, while Aitana Bonmati won the women’s award for a third straight year. Last week’s Ballon d’Or ceremony honoured players and ...

The 2025 Ballon d’Or voting breakdown reveals just how close Lamine Yamal and Mariona Caldentey came to beating out Ousmane Dembélé and Aitana Bonmatí for the most prestigious honor in football. In ...

Fans thought Lamine Yamal had a real chance to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or — but not this time, according to France Football’s editor-in-chief. Ousmane Dembélé won by a wide margin, leaving no room for ...

Ousmane Dembele's Ballon d'Or win on Monday was an emotional moment for the player and his family, the award acting as a source of pride for them in more ways than one. Dembele won soccer's most ...

Full Time Newsletter ⚽| This is The Athletic’s weekly women’s soccer newsletter. Sign up here to receive Full Time directly in your inbox. This weekend marked our favorite anniversary: yet another ...