Robert Lewandowski sends friendly warning to Erling Haaland about Man City goals haul

John Oliver returned to mock the week in politics and pop culture for a new episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and HBO Max. In a night focused on the British monarchy, the late-night show host veered off into suggesting that Mr. Big from Sex & the City was a Trump supporter.

A former Royal Navy engineer has had his hearing restored after discovering part of an old earbud had been stuck in his ear for five years.

A football coach is on trial after allegedly sexually abusing three boys, and raping one of them, over a 19-year period.

A man who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign is removing it after two decades - despite never getting any complaints.

The great-granddaughter of a Bible John victim has spoken of her hope that the murder can still be solved.

A dancer left in a wheelchair due to a sudden rare neurological condition discovered she can now walk – in UGGs.

World Cup with a little mid-tournament help from their gorgeous WAGs. Like most nations, Belgium will be locked away in a hotel during next month's competition in Qatar.

Ballon d’Or for the first time in his career after a truly magnificent year for Real Madrid. His winning goals in the round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals of the Champions League helped drag Carlo Ancelotti’s side to their 14th triumph in the old competition.The Frenchman also contributed a stunning 44 goals and 15 assist in all competitions for the Spanish giants, who also went on to win La Liga.

Manchester United target Radja Nainggolan has been suspended indefinitely by his club after being caught smoking in the dugout.Nainggolan, 34, was named amongst the substitutes for Belgian side Royal Antwerp against Standard Liege on Sunday (October 18), a decision he clearly didn't take kindly to. He decided to take a few puffs of his e-cigarette before kick-off while sat on the bench.Having also been arrested last week for driving with an expired licence, Antwerp have taken a stand, releasing a statement which read: "The club had a conversation with Radja Nainggolan about his general behaviour and how this affects the club and the team.READ MORE: Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema snubbed Man Utd as he 'dreamed' of Real Madrid"The club has decided to expel Radja from team A indefinitely.

Real Madrid over Manchester United.The French forward, who won the prestigious Ballon d’Or on Monday beating the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Kevin De Bruyne, said that he turned down the chance to head to Old Trafford in 2009 and has never looked back since.With Los Blancos, the veteran attacker won four La Liga titles, five Champions Leagues, and two Copa del Reys. But things could have been a whole lot different 13 years ago when he was at Lyon and had some of Europe’s elite clubs to pick from.READ MORE: Karim Benzema's winning Ballon d'Or outfit inspired by rap legend Tupac say fansAnd Benzema has explained just how his £35million move to Madrid came to fruition, saying to Spanish radio station Onda Cero: ''I remember I was with my friends.

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has sent a message of congratulations the way of 2022 Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema.

Darwin Nunez has been stumbling from calamity to calamity all season and has even managed to turn his 2022 Ballon d'Or nomination into a point of ridicule.The Liverpool striker received a grand total of zero votes to finish dead lost in the polls, but at least he wasn't alone.Manchester City's Joao Cancelo joined him at the foot of the leaderboard, as did Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger, AC Milan's Mike Maignan, RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku and Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich, all of whom failed to garner a single vote.READ MORE: Karim Benzema's winning Ballon d'Or outfit inspired by rap legend Tupac say fansReal Madrid striker Karim Benzema was deservedly named Ballon d'Or winner after inspiring Los Blancos to La Liga and Champions League glory last season, pipping Bayern's Sadio Mane and Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne to top spot.Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Liverpool forward Mo Salah completed the top five, with City goal machine Erling Haaland settling for a 10th-place finish.Elsewhere, Spain and Barcelona prodigy Gavi won the Kopa trophy, awarded the best U21 player, while Madrid's Thibaut Courtois scooped the Yashin trophy, given to the best goalkeeper.Does Darwin Nunez have any chance of being nominated for the Ballon d'Or again next year? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.For the first time ever the Ballon d'Or was based on the results of the previous season instead of the calendar year, meaning Nunez' nomination was more than justified, despite his stuttering start to life at Anfield.The 23-year-old netted 34 goals in 41 games in all competitions for Benfica last season, promoting the Reds to bring him to Merseyside for a club-record fee in June.Nunez bagged a goal on his debut in

won his first Ballon d'Or award on Monday night and fans reckon his outfit was inspired by rap legend Tupac Shakur. The Real Madrid striker was picked for the prestigious individual accolade ahead of France team-mate Kylian Mbappe, who was booed ahead of the ceremony, and ex-Los Blancos pal Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished in 20th spot - his lowest ever position in the rankings.Benzema was tipped to lift the award as bookies had him at 1/33 favourite to do so.

Kevin De Bruyne has become the first player in the history of Manchester City to be named one of the top three players in the world.

Karim Benzema has been voted the best player on the planet after scooping FIFA 's prestigious Ballon d'or gong.

Karim Benzema has won the 2022 Ballon d'Or with eight Manchester-based players named in the top-30.

Real Madrid ace beat the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Kevin De Bruyne, and Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the prestigious title on Monday evening at a ceremony in Paris' Theatre du Chatelet. The French striker, who scored in Real's 3-1 El Clasico win over Barcelona on Sunday, netted 27 goals last season in the league - and was even the top scorer in the Champions League with 15.Overall, he scored 44 goals in 46 appearances across all competitions.

Barcelona crashed to a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico.Madrid went 1-0 ahead early on when Karim Benzema slotted home from close range after Vinicius' initial effort was parried by Ter Stegen. But Barcelona should've drawn level 12 minutes later when former Leeds star Raphinha played a teasing ball into the box.While Frenkie de Jong couldn't get on the end of it at the front post, Lewandowski looked a certainty to turn it home at the back stick.

Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool couldn't compete with Manchester City - well today they could, and how!Despite making their worst start to a Premier League season in a decade the Reds successfully rose to the occasion to remind Pep Guardiola's runaway reigning champions that they're not as invincible as they've looked for the past two months.A couple of little tweaks made all the difference as Klopp's side finally shook off their early-season jitters to hand City their first defeat of the campaign.