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Harry Kane wins the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Here is why the voters picked him over Mbappé and Lamine Yamal
The Bayern Munich and England striker beat Kylian Mbappé (second) and Lamine Yamal (third) at the first ceremony held outside Paris. He is the first Englishman to win it since Michael Owen in 2001.

Mbappé scores twice as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2‑1 at the Camp Nou
Barcelona had 62% of the ball and 18 shots. Madrid had Mbappé, and an 87th-minute counter-attack that settled El Clásico.

Bournemouth beat Manchester United 3‑0 at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes left out
United had 62.5% of the ball and 16 shots but no goals. Their captain was dropped and never came off the bench.

PSG beat Barcelona 4‑2 in Paris as Barça suffer their first defeat of the season
Lamine Yamal levelled at 2‑2 in the 79th minute. Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored in the next seven minutes, and Barcelona's 3 a.m. post came back to haunt them.

Ronaldo given 30-day ban and 255-euro fine for leaving Portugal camp
The Portuguese federation's disciplinary council handed Cristiano Ronaldo the ruling on 19 October. The ban counts from the day he left, so he is free before Portugal play Denmark in Braga on 14 November.

Leeds hold Manchester United 1‑1 at Elland Road as United's winless run reaches six
Bryan Mbeumo gave United a half-time lead before Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised. Lisandro Martínez, fined by the club during the week, was taken off at the break with no explanation.