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As expected, the names of superstars Lamine Yamal, Ousmane Dembele, and Kylian Mbappe appeared on the list unfurled today byFrance Football among contenders for the 2025 Ballon d'Or. France Football are the organizers of the Ballon d’Or award. The list, which was determined by notable journalists across Europe, was published across their social media platforms. Aside Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Yamal (Barcelona), and Mbappe (Real Madrid), on the list are Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) and Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal). Others are Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Serhou Guiarassy (Borussia Dortmund) and Lautaro…

ProspectsSecuring Champions League qualification on the last day of the Premier League season and an unlikely Club World Cup triumph have transformed the club, their finances and ambitions for 2025-26. Chelsea stayed relatively under the radar for much of the Club World Cup – in part because of their relatively kind route to the later stages – but their commanding 3-0 victory against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the final means they are again regarded as a potentially dominant European force and perhaps even as contenders for the Premier League title. That is if Chelsea are ready – mentally, physically and…

*Again, Arteta Makes Excuses By Ed Aarons, at the Emirates Stadium New season, same old Arsenal? On an evening (Wednesday, August 6) when Viktor Gyökeres was meant to announce himself as the solution to all of Mikel Arteta’s problems, instead it was a figure from Arsenal’s past who stole the show. At £72m -£8m more than they may end up paying for the Sweden striker –, Nicolas Pépé was an expensive Arsenal signing, a few months before Arteta replaced Unai Emery in 2019. Most of the fans who packed out the Emirates Stadium for this pre-season friendly will not have…