The footballing world is preparing to descend upon London as the Ballon d’Or celebrates its landmark 70th anniversary in historic fashion. For the first time in the history of the most prestigious individual accolade in the sport, the gala will be staged in the English capital at the iconic London Palladium Theatre.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho hailed a "beautiful victory" after watching Kylian Mbappe inspire a 4-1 win over Sevilla with a bold Panenka penalty. Mourinho expressed complete satisfaction with his side's individual quality and tactical dominance at the Santiago Bernabeu.
First Arda Güler, then Kylian Mbappe a few minutes later: the Bernabeu was treated to two stunning goals in quick succession during Real Madrid’s league match against Sevilla FC on Sunday evening.
