Harry Kane is the best English player of his generation — his country’s all-time leading scorer, joint-most capped player, and winner of the World Cup Golden Boot. He is Tottenham Hotspur’s all-time leading scorer, has scored the second-most goals in Premier League history, and is the fastest ever player to reach 100 Bundesliga goals. This is how a child from Chingford, released by Arsenal as a child, became the world's best player — the winner of the Ballon d'Or. Today @jwhitey98 cycled from where Kane grew up to the awards venue at the London Palladium, stopping at parks, schools, clubs and places that helped shape the Bayern Munich forward. 🔗 nyti.ms/3WNovq6

On October 26, 2024, the death of Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Holden Trent was announced. He was just 25 years old. Two years on, his fiancée, family, friends and teammates are ready to talk; to remember a man who "went through a battle every single day to be the person he was". For more than two decades, Holden Trent defied debilitating medical conditions to reach professional status in the world's most competitive sport. This is his story. 📝 @AdamCrafton_ 🔗 nyti.ms/47FcGEW

Who should win the men’s Ballon d’Or? That's the question our reporters asked 100 people in football — players and managers, past and present, coaches, sporting directors, scouts, presidents and other executives from around the world. There were some slightly eyebrow-raising selections. A current Bundesliga sporting director voted for Declan Rice in second place. A former international player and manager picked Marc Cucurella in third. A former Premier League coach chose Marquinhos in third place. The winner? Harry Kane. By some margin. 📝 @NickMiller79, @Conor0Neill_ Free to read 🆓 bit.ly/4yzwqoa

"There is a fantastic opportunity at Everton, I'd be pretty excited." Despite "uncertainty" with The Friedkin Group, @David_Ornstein explains why it should be optimism over anxiety at Everton 🎙️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗖 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁

Manchester City have been found guilty of “sham payments” and artificially inflating their revenue by more than £900million in a damning verdict reached by an independent regulatory commission investigating more than 100 charges levied by the Premier League. Full story from @OliverKay ⬇️ Free to read: bit.ly/4yqGbGa