Cole Palmer

Cole Palmer scored as Chelsea beat Fulham 3-2 at Craven Cottage, with the 2025 Ballon d'Or nominee among the standout performers in Xabi Alonso's opening Premier League game in charge.

With this year’s ceremony being held in London on Monday 26 October, one of the global capitals of the beautiful game, we explore the 70-year relationship between English football and the Ballon d’Or.

Known primarily for his creative work, Cole Palmer is on the cusp of joining an exclusive goal-scoring club in the English top-flight.

Now an established force of nature for club and country, her journey has taken her from living in a car to endorsing them, and what must swell her pride in times of reflection is this simple truth. Trinity Rodman has done it all her own way, with no help at all from someone who could – and probably should – have helped along the way.