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Why Real glamour tie could decide Kane’s Ballon d’Or hopes

​Image source, Getty Images. ByTom McCoy. BBC Sport journalist. 1 hour ago. 98 Comments. No player in Europe comes close to matching Harry Kane’s goalscoring record this season – but could an untimely ankle problem scupper his Ballon d’Or chances?. The Englishman has scored 53 times in 45 appearances for club and country this term but knows goals alone won’t be enough to land the award, which is why he will be desperate to be fit for Bayern Munich’s crunch Champions League game against Real Madrid on Tuesday (20:00 BST).. Kane, who missed Saturday’s dramatic 3-2 victory at Freiburg because of the injury, ended his trophy drought by winning the Bundesliga last season, but more domestic honours in Germany won’t secure him football’s most prestigious individual prize.. Rightly or wrongly, the Ballon d’Or isn’t simply a case of rewarding solo brilliance. It is increasingly a prerequisite to also being part of a team that lands one of the game’s biggest titles – the Champions League, World Cup or a continental equivalent such as the European Championship.. Kane will get two bites at the cherry this year, captaining England at the World Cup in the summer, but his first – and arguably best – chance comes with Bayern.. The Bavarians have been in scintillating form this season, winning 37 of 43 games, but will need their talisman fit and firing as their European credentials are tested in a quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.. “I could score 100 goals this season, but if I don’t win the Champions League or the World Cup, you’re probably not going to win the Ballon d’Or,” Kane said in November. “It’s the same with any player. You have to be winning those major trophies.”. History suggests he is right. Since 2006, almost 80% of Ballon d’Or winners have claimed the accolade in a year when they also lifted either the Champions League or a major international tournament, such as the World Cup, Euros or Copa America.. Only two players have defied that trend in the past two decades and both are all-time greats who can be considered outliers. Lionel Messi won the award in 2010, 2012 and 2019 despite Champions League semi-final exits for his Barcelona side, with Cristiano Ronaldo taking the prize in 2013, when Real Madrid bowed out of the competition at the same stage.. [embedded content]. The pattern is even more pronounced in recent seasons. Ten of the previous 11 Ballon d’Or winners did so off the back of a Champions League victory or major international title, including each of the past five.. Changes to the award, created by France Football magazine in 1956, may have exacerbated this. Until 2021, players were honoured for performances over a calendar year, straddling two different seasons. But since 2022 it has been aligned with a single campaign in the elite European leagues, starting in August.. Journalists from the top 100 Fifa-ranked nations decide who wins and are encouraged to factor in “individual performances” along with “class and fair play”.  

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ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of kidnapping 4-year-old girl from laundromat

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an illegal immigrant who was released back into the community after allegedly kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from a laundromat in New York, a report said.. The Department of Homeland Security told the New York Post that Carlos Corte-Corte, 38, of Ecuador, was taken into custody by ICE on March 31 and placed into removal proceedings following the March 28 incident at Laundry Kingdom in Patchogue.. “This three-time deported criminal illegal alien, Carlos Corte-Corte, kidnapped an innocent four-year-old girl from a laundromat on Long Island. New York sanctuary politicians chose to release this kidnapper from jail to prey on more innocent children rather than cooperate with ICE law enforcement,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told the newspaper.. “Sanctuary politicians must stop putting politics above public safety,” she reportedly added. “This type of insanity leads to more crimes and more innocent victims.”. ICE IMPERSONATOR BRUTALLY BEATEN BY STREET MOB, DHS SAYS MAN NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AGENCY. The Suffolk County Police Department said that, “While a woman was with her two children at a laundromat, located at 138 East Main St., Carlos-Corte, who was unknown to the woman, led her 4-year-old daughter out the back exit of the laundromat, at 12:08 p.m.” on March 28.. “Her mother reported her missing, and patrol officers responded to the scene, where they reviewed surveillance video and began canvassing the area. During the search, the mother located her daughter in the children’s play area of the Patchogue-Medford Library, located at 54-60 East Main St. A patrol officer then located Corte near the laundromat and took him into custody,” police added.. Corte-Corte was charged with second-degree kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.. DHS SLAMS ‘INSANE’ 5-YEAR PLEA DEAL FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO ADMITTED FATAL STABBING IN VIRGINIA. The day after his arrest, a Suffolk County district judge freed Corte-Corte on supervised release with a GPS monitor, the New York Post reported.. The newspaper said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney disagreed with the judge’s decision and added that, “I think if you look at the facts of the case, clearly they’re concerning.”. “He thought the girl lived alone without parents,” the New York Post quoted Corte-Corte’s public defender as saying in court. “He took her to the library and told an employee there as such, but there was a language barrier. It seems to be a mistake.”. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for further comment.  

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Trump’s ‘final’ deadline for Iran to make a deal is just hours away and more top headlines

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …. TOP 3. 1. Trump’s ‘final’ deadline for Iran to make a deal is just hours away. 2. Artemis II crew reports ‘interesting observation’ after Moon flyby. 3. Mamdani unveils new ‘racial equity plan’ and gets brutal wakeup call from Trump’s DOJ. MAJOR HEADLINES. IN THE HOT SEAT — Dem governor faces heat after new poll exposes how unpopular she has become.Continue reading …. FROZEN PERIL — Cause of death revealed for ‘Deadliest Catch’ deckhand Todd Meadows, 25. Continue reading …. ‘TOO RADICAL’ — Dem Senate primary erupts in key state as candidate teams up with radical streamer.Continue reading …. DROUGHT OVER — Michigan topples UConn to win first NCAA basketball championship since 1989.Continue reading …. MILE HIGH MIRACLE — Woman gives birth midflight as air traffic controller suggests fitting name for baby. Continue reading …. –. POLITICS. DISTRICT DUEL — Trump-backed candidate aims to pad GOP’s fragile House majority battle in showdown for MTG’s seat.Continue reading …. PATRIOT PARTNERSHIP — Hegseth cuts Ivy League ties in military education shake-up, taps Hillsdale. Continue reading …. FEDERAL SHOWDOWN — Arizona GOP forces Democratic AG to review border county’s anti-ICE sanctuary scheme.Continue reading …. MOUNTING SCRUTINY — Obama Presidential Center requires ID for free admission sparking hypocrisy claims.Continue reading …. Click here for more cartoons…. MEDIA. NOT LAUGHING — White House fires back after ‘SNL’ cracks assassination joke about President Trump. Continue reading …. PRIMETIME PURGE — CBS axes Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ for Byron Allen’s ‘Comics Unleashed.’ Continue reading …. EXPLOSIVE ACCUSATION — ABC News had 75-person ‘division’ dedicated to taking down Trump, Billy Bush claims.Continue reading …. DERAILED DREAMS — California officials acknowledge mistakes, hiccups in high-speed rail project.Continue reading …. OPINION. HUGH HEWITT — Morning Glory: Will President Trump go full Sherman in the war on Iran? Continue reading …. LIZ PEEK — Progressive hypocrisy revealed by Cesar Chavez sexual abuse revelations. Continue reading …. –. IN OTHER NEWS. GRIN & BARE IT — Bikini skiing takes off on slopes as record warmth forces resorts into survival mode. Continue reading …. WIRED AND TIRED — Toyota recalls 73K hybrid vehicles over pedestrian warning sound issue. Continue reading …. AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ — Test yourself on Tidal Basin traditions and baseball benchmarks. Take the quiz here …. HEROIC TIMING — Student ‘accidentally’ finds ‘extremely rare’ Crusader-era sword after chasing off suspected thieves. Continue reading …. TINY FOE, BIG BATTLE — Why there’s a new ‘war’ on microplastics. See video …. WATCH. SEC. MARKWAYNE MULLIN — We’re afraid Democrats will try to ‘  

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Video shows teens take over Chicago streets as mayor warns of ‘trends’ that can turn ‘deadly’

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. Hundreds of young people filled the streets and sidewalks in Chicago last week in what Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling “teen trends” that he warned can turn deadly.. Video, obtained by Fox News from ChitownCrimeChasers, showed the teens filling streets and sidewalks on March 30, clustering around parked vehicles and moving through intersections.. Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city’s streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.. In Hyde Park, residents say the March 30 takeover lasted for hours late into the night.. TEEN MOBS SWARM DOWNTOWN IN CHAOTIC TAKEOVER—FIGHTS ERUPT, CARS TARGETED BEFORE CURFEW CRACKDOWN HITS. One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected by crowds in Chicago that night.. “Yeah, it’s bad. The hood is messed up, terrible. A thousand worth of damage, dents everywhere, footprints everywhere,” Hale told FOX 32 Chicago.. Video shows groups of teens standing and moving on top of parked vehicles as crowds formed around them.. GOT A TIP?. Chicago police confirmed to the local outlet that three curfew violations were issued in connection with the gathering. A 16-year-old girl was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct.. City officials and police have described these gatherings, which are often organized through social media, as part of a broader, growing trend across Chicago.. FOLLOW US ON X. Recent events have drawn large crowds to neighborhoods including downtown and Hyde Park, with activity ranging from social gatherings to more chaotic crowd movement.. Johnson released a public service announcement telling parents to not let their kids attend the increasingly popular “teen trends across the city.”. GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL. “We’re currently tracking five. That’s right. Five teen trends across the city this weekend,” the mayor said in an April 3 message. “I’m calling on all parents. Check in with your children. See where they plan to be this weekend. Please, do not allow your child to attend any of these trends this weekend.”. “They’re unsafe, and they can turn deadly. Our police officers will be out enforcing the city’s 10 p.m. curfew,” he said.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWS. Some residents say the repeated gatherings are raising concerns about safety and quality of life.. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Hale said the incident has prompted him to reconsider staying in the city.. “Your kids should not be out here… I had parents who guided me,” he said. “And these parents, they just let them run rampant.”  

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Quiz: Name every European winner of the Masters

​Image source, Getty Images. ByJoe Bradshaw. BBC Sport senior journalist. 30 minutes ago. This is the 90th Masters. There have been a total of 10 European golfers to win at Augusta National since a Spaniard broke the duck in 1980.. How many of them can you name?. [embedded content]. What information do we collect from this quiz?. After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to your device.. Related topics. Golf  

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Minnesota deny ex-Everton forward Rodriguez has muscle-wasting condition

​Image source, Getty Images. ByElizabeth Botcherby. BBC Sport journalist. 35 minutes ago. Minnesota United have denied rumours that midfielder James Rodriguez is suffering from a potentially life-threatening muscle-wasting condition.. The Colombia international returned to the club’s training ground on Monday after being hospitalised.. Rodriguez, 34, showed signs of illness during Colombia’s 3-1 defeat by France on 29 March and subsequently spent three days in hospital with severe dehydration.. A statement from the Colombia Football Federation on 2 April confirmed Rodriguez was under observation for a “non-sports-related medical condition” but said his prognosis was “favourable”.. Social media rumours and reports in some US media sparked concerns he was suffering from rhabdomyolysis – a rare condition sometimes linked to over-exertion which causes muscles to disintegrate and can lead to potentially fatal kidney damage when toxic muscle fibres enter the circulatory system.. However, Major League Soccer (MLS) side Minnesota United said:, external “The club and our medical professionals can unequivocally state there has been no clinical or laboratory evidence of rhabdomyolysis.”. Rodriguez, who won two Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and also played for Premier League side Everton, participated in a “supervised return-to-activity session” on Monday. His return to full training will be guided by the club’s medical staff.. Rodriguez has made two MLS appearances since joining Minnesota United in February.. Related topics. Major League Soccer. Football. More on this story. Follow your club with BBC Sport. 12 March. Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast. Get football news sent straight to your phone. 16 August 2025  

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