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Kane’s Ballon d’Or triumph a glorious riposte to celebrity fawning of ceremony | Barney Ronay
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The England captain spoke movingly on night of deserving winners and unintentional hilarity in LondonWell, there’s something new. Football: now available in new, genuinely heartwarming flavour.There was a lovely moment at London’s Palladium theatre, with the clock creeping towards 11pm at the end of a startlingly shrill and bloated evening of never-ending awards and never ending award-related excitement. Continue reading...
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