The awards are voted for by a jury of men's and women's soccer journalists. Created by France Football magazine, the Ballon d'Or was first awarded to England great Stanley Matthews in 1956.

The French sociologist Olivier Roy believes that “deculturation” is sweeping the world, with troubling consequences.

Former US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has said he is being investigated for cutting off the head of a dead ...

Abdallah Sima's second-half goal secured Brest their first-ever win in a European competition in a 2-1 victory over 10-man ...

Ilenikhena came off the bench and, in the process, snatched a little slice of history, becoming the youngest-ever Champions ...

France becomes the fifth country to have professional women's soccer championships. But, on the inside, things aren’t as ...

Getafe 1 (Arambarri 90+3) Thursday Leganes v Athletic Bilbao (1700 GMT) Played Tuesday Mallorca 1 (Prats 36-pen) Real Sociedad 0 afp The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of ...

UEFA Champions League results on Tuesday: Juventus (ITA) 3 (Yildiz 21, McKennie 27, Gonzalez 52) PSV Eindhoven (NED) 1 (Saibari 90+3) Young Boys (SUI) 0 Aston Villa (ENG) 3 (Tielemans 27, Ramsey 38, ...

The next generation of elite French footballers live in an area so beautiful it is hard to imagine. We went behind the ...

French club Monaco upset 10-man Barcelona by grinding out a 2-1 victory on Thursday in the Champions League, while a stunning ...

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has played for the Portuguese national team, Real Madrid, and Al-Nassr. Read about his records, ...

A war involving both Israeli and the Lebanese armed forces, "the latter still receiving support from UK troops inside Lebanon ...