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The Ballon d’Or was created by journalists, just as the European Cup - today’s Champions League - was, and came into existence in 1956 as an accompaniment to the competition.

ByAlfredo Relaño

After coming into being on the Old Continent, football took a while to be accepted across the pond, where its lure was countered by the claims of baseball, basketball and their own football...

ByAlfredo Relaño

There is no longer any doubt: Messi finding success with Argentina is becoming an even taller order, writes Alfredo Relaño.

ByAlfredo Relaño

Watching Barça’s spectacular fall at Anfield on Tuesday, I remembered the other times they have crumpled in the Champions League: the 4-0 defeat to PSG, the 3-0 defeats in both Turin and Rome.

ByAlfredo Relaño

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