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Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023: Rafael Nadal says Lionel Messi "deserves" the award

After being nominated for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023, Rafael Nadal said he wants Lionel Messi to win.

Feb 21, 2023, 10:10 AM2 min read

Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023: Rafael Nadal says Lionel Messi "deserves" the award

After being nominated for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023, Rafael Nadal said he wants Lionel Messi to win this year's Laureus Sportsman title as both he and the Argentine football star have been nominated for the top prize.

Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023: Rafael Nadal says Lionel Messi
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Both Nadal and Messi had a great performances in 2022 in their respective sports. While Nadal topped the list of all-time Grand Slam titles in 2022 with 22 trophies. It was a beautiful year for Messi as his leadership and performances helped Argentina win the FIFA World Cup 2022 title in Qatar along with the Golden Ball. Nadal wrote in a story on Instagram on that. He said that he was "honored" to be nominated for the award and felt Messi "deserves" it. Nadal himself has called Messi deserving of the title despite being nominated.

"An honor to be nominated again to the Laureus Sportsman of the Year … but … this year … vamos @leomessi te lo mereces tu . He is a top player in history and he played almost his entire career in my country," the athlete had said, adding. I still think that Argentina is a candidate to win the World Cup."

The former World No. 1 declared on his Instagram story.

"Messi lifting the World Cup made me happy. That someone so great culminates with a title that was missing, of this caliber, with all that it means for Argentina."

Apart from Rafael Nadal and Lionel Messi, some other players have also been nominated for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023. They are Kylian Mbappé, Max Verstappen (motor racing), Armand Duplantis (athletics), and Steve Kerr (basketball). The nominees for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award 2023 were among the best in 2022.

This is Rafael Nadal's ninth nomination at the Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, while it is Lionel Messi's eighth. Both the tplayers have now received the nomination for Sportsman of the Year seven times. Argentine jointly won the award alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2020, and Rafael Nadal earned the accolades in 2011 and 2021. Additionally, the duo have been nominated for the Breakthrough of the Year in 2006, where the Spaniard clinched the trophy. The tennis legend also received the award in the Comeback of the Year category in 2014.

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Football Facts: Players With Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or

One of the most unique football facts is that only 10 football players in history have managed to win the Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or.

Sep 23, 2025, 10:43 AM8 min read

Football Facts: Players With Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or - Ousmane Dembele | sportzpoint.com
Dembele became the 10th player to achieve the feat.

Football is the most popular sport in the world, as nearly every country participates in the sport. As a global sport, it can be extremely challenging to make it big in football, largely due to intense competition. And, if you are talking about winning the three biggest trophies in world football, it is a rare incident.

However, with some geniuses on the field, we have seen some remarkable football facts happening over the years. So, it gives us a chance to take a look at those players with great achievements and football facts. Today, we will take a look at those players who won the Champions League, FIFA World Cup and Ballon d'Or.

UFA Champions League

The Champions League is the biggest club tournament in Europe. Also, it is considered the best club football tournament in the world. The top clubs from the top-tier national leagues participate in this tournament.

The competition started in 1955, and since then, Real Madrid has been the most successful club in the tournament. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most successful player in the Champions League with 134 goals in the tournament.

Read Also: Most Champions League Goals In History

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest international tournament in the world. 32 qualified countries compete with each other for the biggest prize in international football. Brazil is the most successful team in the World Cup with 5 titles.

Meanwhile, Miroslav Klose is the top scorer in the Football World Cup with 16 goals to his name.

Ballon d'Or

Ballon d'Or is the biggest individual prize in football. The award is given to the best player in the world for a single season. The award has been given to the players since 1956 and is the most prestigious individual award in football history.

However, from 2011-2015, the award was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year. Lionel Messi has won the most Ballon d'Or awards (8) than any other player in football history.

Football Facts: Players with Champions League, FIFA World Cup and Ballon d'Or

Ousame Dembele is the latest player to have won FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or in his career | sportzpoint.com
Ousame Dembele is the latest player to have won FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or in his career.

As you already got the idea of how big these three trophies are in the football world, you can imagine how tough it can be to win all of them in a career.

There are only 9 players who have won Champions League, FIFA World Cup and Ballon d'Or in their career. Let's find them out in this special football facts segment.

#1 Sir Bobby Charlton

Bobby Charlton -first player to win UCL, World Cup and Ballon d'Or | SportzPoint

The England legend was the first player to achieve the feat of winning all the big trophies in football.

Booby Charlton spent 17 years at Manchester United when the club became one of the biggest football clubs in England. Charlton scored 115 goals in his club career before retiring in 1979.

Sir Bobby Charlton won the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and was adjudged the best player in the world, too.

He won the 1966 Ballon d'Or award. Charlton had scored 3 goals in that World Cup and had some major contributions to the team. He went on to win the European Cup/Champions League with Manchester United in 1968.

Read Also: Every Manchester United record that may never be broken

#2 Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer- 3 Champions League, 2 Ballon d'Or, 1 FIFA Wolrd Cup | SportzPoint

Nicknamed as the "Der Kiser (The Emperor)", Beckenbauer is the second player on our list of these special football facts.

The German was a defender known for his leadership skills and elegant football. The Bayern Munich legend won the Ballon d'Or award twice in 1972 and 1976.

Read Also: Defenders who won Ballon d'Or award

Beckenbauer also managed to win three Champions League titles, which was called the European Champions' Cup. He won it with Bayern Munich in 1974, 1975 and 1976.

But the major success in his career came in 1974 when he won the FIFA World Cup. That was West Germany's second FIFA World Cup title.

Read Also: Most Champions League titles won by Football Clubs

#3 Gerd Müller

Football Facts: Players With Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or - Gerd Muller | sportzpoint.com

Gerd Müller is regarded as one of the greatest football players in the history of the game. He has the most goals per match ratio (0.95) in the Champions League history.

The centre forward from Germany won 1 Ballon d'Or, 3 Champions League and 1 FIFA World Cup. Actually, it was his 15 years at Bayern Munich that made him the legend that he is.

Müller was a teammate of Beckenbauer, who won the 1974 FIFA World Cup. In fact, along with Beckenbauer, he played a major role in Bayern Munich winning the Champions League in three consecutive years in 1974, 1975 and 1976.

However, Müller won the Ballon d'Or only once in the year 1970.

#4 Paolo Rossi

Football Facts: Players With Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or - Paolo Rossi | sportzpoint.com

The centre forward from Italy won it all when it comes to football. With 133 goals in his club career, he was one of the best of his time. The 1980s were a successful decade for him.

Rossi won the FIFA World Cup in 1982, and that made him earn the Ballon d'Or award as well. He was the top scorer of the 1982 FIFA World Cup with 6 goals.

Then the Italian legend went on to win the 1984/85 Champions League with Juventus FC. However, Rossi had nearly 11 transfers in his club career, which is quite astonishing as well.

Read Also: 21 goals? Who has scored the most goals in an official football match?

#5 Zinedine Zidane

Football Facts: Players With Champions League, World Cup and Ballon d'Or - Zinedine Zidane | sportzpoint.com

The France international might be the most influential player in his country's recent football history. Zidane was known for his style of play, skills and control on the ball and goal-scoring ability.

The Juventus and Real Madrid legend managed to win the 1998 FIFA World Cup and then went on to win the 1998 Ballon d'Or as well.

Zidane won the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid. It was also the only Champions League he won in his career. However, the 2006 FIFA World Cup incident ended his international career infamously.

Read Also: Football Facts: Son-Father Football Pair Who Played For Same Club

#6 Rivaldo

Rivaldo | AC Milan

Rivaldo, the former Brazilian captain, had everything that a captain should have. Moreover, when you are representing the rich football history of Brazilian football, either you soak the pressure or you rise above it.

The Brazilian forward has 35 international goals in his career. Also, he has scored 233 goals in his club career as well. Rivaldo won the 1999 Ballon d'Or following Zidane's success in 1998.

Rivaldo won the FIFA World Cup in 2002 as a captain in Japan. Then, he went on to win the UEFA Champions League in the 2002-03 season with AC Milan as well, and this is how Rivaldo became the 6th player on our football facts list.

Read Also: Top 10: Most Free-kick Goals In Football History

#7 Ronaldinho

Ronaldo de Assís Moreira 'Ronaldinho' - the 7th player to win FIFA World Cup, Champions League and Ballon d'Or | sportzpoint.com

Ronaldinho is probably the most skilful player of this generation. If it were not for his lifestyle, he might have been the best to play the game. With his vision and dribbling skills, he was loved by everyone in the football world.

With 197 goals, Ronaldinho is one of the most successful midfielders of the last 20 years. His bonding with Kaka and his contribution to Messi's early career is still a beautiful football story.

Ronaldinho won the 2002 FIFA World Cup along with Rivaldo and Kaka. Then he went on to win the Ballon d'Or in 2005 and the UEFA Champions League in the 2005/06 season with Barcelona.

Read Also: Top 10 highest scoring midfielders in the 21st century: Football facts

#8 Kaka

Kaka was the 8th player to win FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or | sportzpoint.com

It is not astonishing to see that the most recent players to win the Champions League, World Cup, and Ballon d'Or are from Brazil. This is how good the Brazil team was at that time.

Along with Rivaldo and Rolandinho, Kaka won the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Then, while playing for AC Milan, he won everything in football. In 2007, he won the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan, and then he went on to win the Ballon d'Or also in the same year.

In addition to that, Kaka became the highest-paid footballer in the world after AC Milan extended their contract for nearly $12 million.

9. Lionel Messi 

Leo Messi completes the set - FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or | sportzpoint.com

Probably the greatest player in football history and the most successful one ever, with 46 trophies, Lionel Messi was the ninth player to achieve the feat of winning the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or.

Messi, the Argentine genius, won the Ballon d'Or award a record 8 times in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. 

Read Also: 11 players who have won the most trophies in football history

While playing for FC Barcelona, Messi won the UEFA Champions League four times in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015. And then he went on to complete the circle with the triumph in the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

10. Ousmane Dembele 

Ousmane Dembele - 2025 Ballon d'Or winner | sportzpoint.com

France and PSG right winger Ousmane Dembele became the 10th player in the history of football to achieve the feat of winning the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Ballon d'Or.

28-year-old Dembele, who had already won the 2018 FIFA World Cup with France, helped Paris St. Germain (PSG) win their first-ever UEFA Champions League title in 2025. 

His incredible league stats and success with PSG in the Champions League also helped him bag the 2025 Ballon d'Or award as well.

Note: The article was first written in 2021 by Koushik Biswas and then got updated by Barnali Debnath on 23 September 2025.

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21 goals? Who has scored the most goals in an official football match?

With Erling Haaland becoming the first since Austria’s Hans Krankl in 1977 to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, the question was raised about who has scored the most goals in an official football match.

Sep 10, 2025, 7:34 AM4 min read

Erling Haaland celebrating his five goals in the Norway vs Maldova FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match.
Haaland cerebrating his goal against Moldova. Image | FootMob 

Football, the beautiful game, is all about scoring goals and preventing someone from scoring goals. Whoever scores more goals wins a football game; that is why the goal scorers are one of the most important parts of a football team. With Erling Haaland becoming the first since Austria’s Hans Krankl in 1977 to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, the question was raised about who has scored the most goals in an official football match.

Haaland’s five goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers 

Erling Haaland celebrating his five goals in the Norway vs Maldova FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match.
Haaland cerebrating his goal against Moldova. Image | FootMob 

Inspired by Haaland’s remarkable accomplishment, scoring five times against Moldova to help Norway win 11-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, we decided to explore records for goal scorers in official matches.

Haaland, who already shares the record for most goals in a UEFA Champions League game (which we’ll discuss soon), looked dangerous from the start. Despite a cut on his face from a bus accident the previous day, he found the net in the 11’, 36’, 43’, 52’, and 83’ minutes at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion.

But is this the most goals by a footballer in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match? The answer is NO.

Most goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match

Australia’s Archie Thompson holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals in a single FIFA World Cup qualifier match.

In the 2002 qualifying match, Thompson scored 13 goals against American Samoa, as the Aussies recorded a 31-0 win, the biggest victory in an international football match ever.

Read Also: FIFA World Cup 2026: Teams qualified so far.

Has anyone scored five goals in a World Cup match?

Most goals scored a single FIFA World Cup match by a player - Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA
Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Image | Yahoo Sports UK

Since we are talking about the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, let’s know who has scored the most goals in a FIFA World Cup match.

Actually, only once has someone scored five goals in a FIFA World Cup match. Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. This is still the record for the most goals scored in a FIFA World Cup match.

Read Also: 10 Footballers Who Retired And Came Back

Most goals in a UEFA Champions League match

Lionel Messi was the first player to score five goals in the UEFA Champions League since the tournament got rebranded in 1992
Lionel Messi was the first player to score five goals in the UEFA Champions League since the tournament got rebranded in 1992. Image @Squawka on X

Since we were talking about Haaland scoring five goals in a UEFA Champions League match, let’s get to know who has scored the most goals in a UEFA Champions League match.

Paul Van Himst, Gerd Müller, Claudio Sulser, Søren Lerby, Lionel Messi, Luiz Adriano, and Erling Haaland have the record of scoring five goals in a single UEFA Champions League match, which is the highest in the tournament’s history.

Read Also: 11 players who have won the most trophies in football history.

Most goals in an official football match

Now, with any further delay, let’s get into the stat you have come here to know. Who has scored the most goals in a single official match? 

The record we will talk about is obviously taking first-class or fully professional matches for the country or club into consideration.

In Men’s football and overall, Yanick Manzizila of Sweden broke the record for the most goals scored in an official match by a player. Manzilila, in 2014, while playing for a club named Kongo United in the 9th division of Swedish football, scored 21 goals as Kongo United defeated Balrog Botkyrka Sodertalje by 30-0.

In Women’s football, Megi Doçi recently scored 16 goals in the 2024–25 Kategoria Superiore Femra on 16 March 2025. While playing for KFF Vllaznia, she surpassed her previous record of 14 goals as her team defeated KFF Lushnja by 23-0. 

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New Messi? Franco Mastantuono wears Argentina's No.10 jersey in FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Franco Mastantuono, the 18-year-old midfielder, who played just his second match for the Argentina senior team, surprised everyone by wearing Lionel Messi's iconic No.10 jersey in the game against Ecuador.

Sep 10, 2025, 5:50 AM2 min read

New Messi? Franco Mastantuono wears Argentina's No.10 jersey in FIFA World Cup qualifiers | sportzpoint.com

In the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers game against Ecuador, Argentina, and Real Madrid's new star, Franco Mastantuono, did something that no one imagined. In Argentina's 0-1 defeat against Ecuador, the 18-year-old midfielder came out wearing the No.10 jersey, a number that fans associate only with Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi for their great careers with the La Albiceleste.

What happened?

New Messi? Franco Mastantuono wears Argentina's No.10 jersey in FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Argentina, who have already qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and will defend their title in Mexico, Canada and the USA next year, were losing by 0-1 after the halftime.

Nicloas Otamendi's 31-minute last-man foul had already turned the defending champions into a 10-man team. A few minutes later, at the stroke of half-time, Enner Valencia converted the penalty for the home side to give Ecuador a 1-0 lead.

Read Also: FIFA World Cup 2026: Teams qualified so far

Post half-time, Ecuador was also reduced to 10 men after Moisés Caicedo, the Chelsea star, was shown the second yellow card of the match. That allowed Lionel Scaloni to look for goals and somehow equalise.

At the one-hour mark, the Argentine boss brought Franco Mastantuono from the bench to replace Leandro Paredes.

What happened after that stunned the crowd and everyone watching the match as Mastantuono came out wearing the Jersey No.10 in the absence of Lionel Messi.

Messi, who started with the No.19 jersey for the Argentine senior team, did an outstanding job of justice to the famous No.10 jersey of Diego Armando, who everyone hails as one of the greatest to ever play the game.

Which No. Mastantuono wear for Real Madrid?

With Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham and other stars being there, Mastantuono had to choose a number like 30 for the Real Madrid team. He was brought to Real Madrid from River Plate with a huge transfer fee of €45.00m, which is one of the highest for a teenager ever.

Read Also: 20 Most expensive teenagers in football transfer history [2025]

Mastantuono, to date, has only played two games for Argentina and has yet to score or assist for the senior team. With Real Madrid, he has appeared only three times so far and has yet to register any goal contributions.

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US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men)

As Carlos Alcaraz lifted his second US Open title, beating Jannik Sinner at the 2025 US Open, we present you the list of US Open champions of the last 10 years.

Sep 8, 2025, 12:29 AM7 min read

US Open Champions List of Last 10 Years: Carlos Alcaraz - 2025 | sportzpoint.com
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/USTA

The US Open Championships is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world. It is also known as the U.S. National Championship. It is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York.

The tournament first started in 1987, which consisted of five primary championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles. The tournament has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three are the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon. 

In 2025, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to claim his sixth major title and second at the US Open. He also became the second youngest male player in history to claim six major titles.

Let's have a look at the men's US Open champion list from the last 10 years.

1. 2016 US Open Champion | Stan Wawrinka

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

Stan Wawrinka made a big upset in the final of the US Open 2016 to capture his third Grand Slam title. Third seed Wawrinka defeated top seed Novak Djokovic to win the US Open title for the first time.

The Swiss defeated defending champion Djokovic in the final, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. He won over 12-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic in a match that lasted nearly four hours.

Prior to this, Wawrinka won the Australian Open in 2014 and the French Open in 2015. Moreover, after the win, Wawrinka became the oldest player to win the US Open in 46 years. Earlier, Pete Sampras won the US Open at the age of 30.

2. 2017 US Open Champion | Rafael Nadal

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

Spain's Rafael Nadal, the then world's number one male tennis player, proved his dominance in the US Open 2017 by capturing the title.

Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-4 in the final in New York to win his 16th Grand Slam title.

Nadal had previously won the US Open in 2010 and 2013 as well. 

3. 2018 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro to win his third US Open title and equalled Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam titles. Novak Djokovic, who played the US Open final for the eighth time, won by 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.

Djokovic had also won the US Open in 2011 and 2015 prior to this triumph. That time, he was three behind Rafael Nadal and six behind Roger Federer in terms of Grand Slam titles.

The Serbian player did not play the previous year due to an elbow injury.

Also Read: US Open 2025: Stars to Watch Out– Youth vs Experience

4. 2019 US Open Champion | Rafael Nadal

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to win the US Open 2019 title for the fourth time in a marathon match of five sets that lasted almost five hours.

With this win, Nadal captured the 19th title of his career and the fourth US Open title.

Prior to this, he had won the US Open title in 2010, 2013, and 2017. It was his second Grand Slam title that year. Nadal also won the French Open that year.

5. 2020 US Open Champion | Dominic Thiem

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

The US Open 2020 got its new champion after six years when Germany's Alexander Zverev and Austria's Dominic Thiem both reached the finals of the US Open for the first time.

Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the final match of the men's category at the US Open 2020 to capture the title for the first time.

It was the first time, the winner was decided through a tiebreaker.

It was also the first time in sixteen years that the Big Three (Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic) were not included in the Grand Slam semi-finals.

Rafael Nadal did not participate because of the coronavirus epidemic. Federer was on rest after two knee operations, while Djokovic was ruled out for inadvertently hitting a line judge in the pre-quarters.

6. 2021 US Open Champion | Daniil Medvedev

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

In a match that lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes, Daniil Medvedev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets to win the 2021 US Open. This was the first Grand Slam title for the Russian tennis star.

Medvedev won the final match 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

If Novak Djokovic had won the US Open 2021 title, he would have been the first male player to win the career Grand Slam after 52 years. The world number one Serbian tennis star had captured all three of the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and French Open that year. But Medvedev became an obstacle for him on the way to the US Open.

Read Also: Australian Open Winners list (Men)

7. 2022 US Open Champion | Carlos Alcaraz

US Open Champion: Last 10 years List (Men) - Sportzpoint.com

The then 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz had become the second youngest player in the Open Era after American great Pete Sampras to win the US Open title.

Pete Sampras won the US Open title in 1990 at the age of 19. Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud to win his first Grand Slam title at the US Open 2022. 

Carlos defeated Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 in the final of the US Open 2022 to win his first Grand Slam title and become the world number one player for the first time.

With this win, Alcaraz has replaced Daniil Medvedev of Russia to take the number one spot.

8. 2023 US Open Champion | Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic - US Open 2023 Champion - sportzpoint.com

Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth US Open men's singles title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the 2023 US Open final.

After that, he also equalled Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles. With Roger Federer retired and Rafael Nadal planning to step away after the next season, the era of the 'Big Three' in tennis may be fading, but Djokovic, the last member of that triumvirate, proved his enduring prowess.

The 36-year-old matched Nadal's 22 major titles in Australia and claimed the men's record by winning Roland Garros. A loss to Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon made Djokovic ponder a generational shift, but his victories in Cincinnati and at Flushing Meadows reaffirmed his dominance in men's tennis for the time being.

Also Read: US Open Champion: Last 10 years (Women)

9. 2024 US Open Champion | Jannik Sinner

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World No.1 tennis player Jannik Sinner won the US Open 2024 men's singles title. The Italian star defeated America's Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the final. He became the first male player from Italy to win the US Open title.

In 2015, Italy's Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title. With this win, Sinner also managed to double his lead to number one in the ATP rankings.

It was the 23-year-old's second Grand Slam title. Sinner also won the Australian Open in early 2024.

Sinner then reached the semi-finals of that year's French Open and the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. He became just the second US Open Men's Singles champion to be born after the year 2000. Only Carlos Alcaraz had managed to achieve the feat before him in 2022.

Read Also: Most Career Earnings in Tennis History (Updated 2025)

10. 2025 US Open Champion | Carlos Alcaraz

US Open Champions List of Last 10 Years: Carlos Alcaraz - 2025 | sportzpoint.com
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/USTA

The 2025 US Open saw Spain's Carlos Alcaraz dethrone Jannik Sinner as the No.1 Male tennis player in the world. Carlos, who had previously tasted success in the 2022 US Open, defeated defending champion Jannik Sinner by 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to claim his sixth major title and second at the US Open.

With this victory, the 22-year-old became the second youngest to win 6 Major Grand Slam titles in tennis history.

The 2025 US Open was the third straight Grand Slam final meeting between Alcaraz and Sinner, in which the Spaniard took a 2-1 lead over the Italian to end the 2024-2025 season.

Interestingly, Sinner and Alcaraz won all the Grand Slam titles in 2025, with Sinner winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while Alcaraz lifted the French Open and US Open in men's category.

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Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025-26 recap: Guler and Vinicius' goals hand Real a 2-1 win

Get the recap of the Real Madrid vs Mallorca La Liga 2025/26 match at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:35 PM1 min read

Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025-26 LIVE Updates: Vinicius Jr. gave Real Madrid the lead in first half

Hello and welcome to another weekend of exciting football. 

This is Barnali Debnath, and tonight, we will bring you all the LIVE updates, scores, news and free commentary of the Real Madrid vs Mallorca match in La Liga 2025/26 at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

Real Madrid are currently at number three on the points table and have won their first two games comfortably. Meantime, Mallorca lost to Barcelona in their first match and then drew against Celta Vigo.

So, sit back and relax as Real Madrid look to dominate the newly promoted club, while Mallorca look to make their stay at the league longer.

Enjoy the coverage.

LIVE Updates

Aug 30, 2025, 7:31 PM

Final Score

Aug 30, 2025, 9:31 PM

Full time | Real Madrid 2-1 Mallorca

Real Madrid continue their winning run with goals from Arda Guler and Vinicius Jr. in the first half. 

Arda Guler has been named the player of the match.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:28 PM

90+4' | Change for Real Madrid

In: Gonzalo

Out: Mbappe

Aug 30, 2025, 9:24 PM

90' | 6 minutes added

Six minutes added.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:23 PM

89' | Yellow card

Yellow card for Militao for a foul on Virgili.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:22 PM

87' | Changes for Mallorca

IN: Virgili, Asano

OUT: Joseph, Morlanes

Aug 30, 2025, 9:20 PM

86' | Mbappe hits Raillo

Mbappe, from the free-kick hits Raillo, who was in the wall.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:17 PM

83' | Block by Valjent

Velverde's cross from the left is blocked and deflected for a corner by Valjent.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:15 PM

Aug 30, 2025, 9:12 PM

78' | Change for Mallorca

IN: Mojica, Sanchez

Out: Lato, Morey

Aug 30, 2025, 9:09 PM

THAT BIG SAVE

Aug 30, 2025, 9:04 PM

71' | Triple change for Madrid

In: Carvajal, Ceballos, Rodrygo

Out: Guler, Vinicius, Trent

Aug 30, 2025, 9:03 PM

69' | Courtois makes the save

Valjent's long range shot is punched away by Courtois.

Aug 30, 2025, 9:01 PM

67' | Yellow card

Yellow card for Huijsen. 

Aug 30, 2025, 9:00 PM

66' | Change for Real Madrid

In: Brahim

Out: Mastantuono

Aug 30, 2025, 8:59 PM

65' | Carreras with a goal line clarence

Carreras with a goal line clarence - Real Madrid vs Mallorca - La Liga 2025/26WOW! 

Carreras put himself on the line for fire as he put his feet out to clear the shot from Samu Costa.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:56 PM

62' | Chance for Valverde

The Real Madrid captain had launched himself inside the box but could not reach the ball before Roman made the save. 

Aug 30, 2025, 8:55 PM

51' | Close for Darder

Darder was allowed to enter the box and his cross for Muriqui was eventually intercepted by Trent. 

Imagine if they had gone in

Aug 30, 2025, 8:53 PM

59' | No goal

The VAR has decided against the goal. 

The goal has been disallowed.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:50 PM

56' | VAR check

VAR check has been going on to check whether Guler had handled the ball with his hand.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:49 PM

55' | GUUUUUUULLLLLLEEEERRRRRRRR | RMA 3-1 MLL

Guler with a brace. 

Roman had made a double save, but the rebound ball went straight to Guler, who calmly finished with his left foot for his brace.

Real Madrid 3-1 Mallorca.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:47 PM

53' | Carreras looks for Mbappe

Carreras looks for Mbappe inside the box with a through short pass. 

But, it was too quick for Mbappe to recieve. 

Aug 30, 2025, 8:45 PM

In other matches

Aug 30, 2025, 8:42 PM

48' | Mastantuono misses the target

Shot from edge of the box but the younster could not even test Roman with his shot.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:39 PM

Second half starts

Real Madrid start the second half. No changes from either side. 

Aug 30, 2025, 8:23 PM

45+6' | Half-time

Real Madrid turned things around after trailing for the first time in the season. 

Mbappe was denied twice while Guler and Vinicius found the net for them.

Real Madrid 2-1 Mallorca.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:19 PM

45+3' | Guler hits Roman

Guler, from the left of the box, hits Roman with a bullet shot. 

Corner for Real Madrid.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:18 PM

That's why they are Real Madrid

Aug 30, 2025, 8:17 PM

45+1' | Goal but declined

Mbappe is found offside again. He had hit the back of the net this time but the flag disallowed it.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:17 PM

6 minutes added

6 minutes added.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:15 PM

43' | Chance for Mbappe

Mbappe could not control his feet as he misfired on the finish.

Guler's cross from the left, inside the box, got a deflection and went straight to Mbappe.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:12 PM

41' | Morlanes misses the target

He had to be quick with that. But Morlanes at the edge of box only could toe it over the goal.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:10 PM

38' | VVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNIIIIIIIII | RMA 2-1 MLL

Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025-26 LIVE Updates: Vinicius Jr. gave Real Madrid the lead in first halfReal Madrid are back and how.

Two goals in two minutes for them.

Vini played a dummy inside the box and then slotted the ball inside the feet of defenders to beat Roman at the far post.

Real Madrid 2-1 Mallorca.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:09 PM

37' | GGGGGGUUUUUUUUUULLLLLEEEEEERRRRRRRR | RMA 1-1 MLL

Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025-26 LIVE Update: Arda Guler equalised for MadridGuler scores for Real Madrid. 

Huijsen with the lobbed cross from the byline on the left, and it is an easy finish for Guler, who heads the ball inside the goal.

Real Madrid 1-1 Mallorca.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:08 PM

35' | Block from Morlanes

Morlanes blocks a close-range shot from Valverde. 

Aug 30, 2025, 8:05 PM

32' | Break

Water break.

Aug 30, 2025, 8:02 PM

31' | Oooppsss

Roman nearly made a mess out of the save. Tchouaméni's shot from outside the box went straight to him.

But, Roman nearly spilled it into the goal. 

Aug 30, 2025, 8:01 PM

29' | Weak from Vini

Vinicius's weak cross from the left was blocked before it could have reached Mbappe.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:57 PM

25' | Mastantuono misses the target

Mastantuono's left-footed shot goes wide. It got a deflection but was not given a corner.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:56 PM

24' | Corner for Mallorca

Mallorca gets another corner as Militao blocks Muriqi's attempt, from Pablo Torre's cross.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:55 PM

23' | Save from Roman

Vinicius Jr.'s shot from the edge of the box went through the defenders but it went straight to Roman. 

Aug 30, 2025, 7:54 PM

Aug 30, 2025, 7:53 PM

HUNTER

Aug 30, 2025, 7:50 PM

18' | Muuuuuuuuurrrrrrriiiiiiqqqqqqqqiiiiiiiiiii

Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025-26 LIVE Updates, Scores, News and Free Commentary | Muriqi gives Mallorca the lead; RMA 0-1 MLLMuriqi scores for Mallorca. 

From the corner, Muriqi was able to jump high enough and made the connection with the back of his head and scored. 

Real Madrid trails for the first time this season.

Real Madrid 0-1 RCB Mallorca.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:49 PM

18' | Corner for Mallorca

Militao deflects a cross from the left and Mallorca win their first corner of the night.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:47 PM

16' | Guler misses the target

Arda Guller misses the target with a left footed shot from left of the box. 

Aug 30, 2025, 7:45 PM

Aug 30, 2025, 7:44 PM

Los Blancos

Aug 30, 2025, 7:43 PM

12' | Easy for Roman

Vini's shot from the left gets a deflection and it goes straight to Roman, who made an easy save.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:42 PM

10' | Mbappe hits the side net

Trent with another delicious ball from right. 

But, Mbappe, who was already offside, hit the side net.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:39 PM

8' | Goal declined

The VAR has revealed that Mbappe is offside by an inch and the goal has been declined.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:39 PM

6' | MMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBAAAPPPPPPEEEEEE

Inevitable.

Trent with an accurate pass over the defenders, and Mbappe made a timely run to beat the offside trap. 

He drills it down the line and it is a goal for the French striker.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:37 PM

5' | Chance for Joseph

In the last one minute, Mallorca had the ball on their feet, which allowed Joseph to make a run inside the box and take a shot. But his shot was blocked.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:35 PM

4' | Tchouaméni misses the target

Tchouaméni takes a chance with a long range shot from outside the box. 

He skied the ball up.

Aug 30, 2025, 7:33 PM

1' | Kick-off

Aug 30, 2025, 7:20 PM

Ready

Aug 30, 2025, 7:19 PM

Warmed up!

Aug 30, 2025, 7:15 PM

Lineups | Mallorca

Starting XI: L. Román, M. Morey, M. Valjent, A. Raíllo, M. Kumbulla, T. Lato, S. Darder, M. Morlanes, P. Torre, M. Joseph, V. Muriqi

Subs: Lucas Bergström, David López, Johan Mojica, Jan Virgili, Dani Rodríguez, Antonio Sánchez, Samú Costa, Javi Llabrés, Omar Mascarell, Marc Domenech, Abdón Prats, Takuma Asano

Aug 30, 2025, 7:14 PM

Lineups | Real Madrid

Starting XI: T. Courtois, T. Alexander-Arnold, É. Militão, D. Huijsen, Á. Carreras, F. Valverde, A. Tchouaméni, F. Mastantuono, A. Güler, Vinícius Jr., K. Mbappé

Subs: Sergio Mestre, Andriy Lunin, David Alaba, Raúl Asencio, Fran García, Daniel Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Díaz, Thiago Pitarch, Rodrygo, Gonzalo García

Aug 30, 2025, 4:29 PM

Team news: Mallorca

Everyone in the squad is available for selection.

Aug 30, 2025, 4:28 PM

Team news: Real Madrid

Ferland Mendy (Thigh problems), Jude Bellingham (Shoulder injury), Eduardo Camavinga (Ankle injury), and Endrick (Thigh problems) will miss the match.

Aug 30, 2025, 4:27 PM

Real Madrid vs Mallorca: Head to head stats

 Real Madrid and Mallorca have faced each other 66 times so far in official games.

Real Madrid have dominated Mallorca with 43 wins over Mallorca’s 11 wins.

12 matches between them have ended in draws.

Aug 30, 2025, 4:26 PM

How to watch the match in India?

Football fans in India can watch the Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025/26 match LIVE on the FanCode app and website

Aug 30, 2025, 4:25 PM

Match details

Match: Real Madrid vs Mallorca, La Liga 2025/26

Date: 31 August 2025

Time: 1 am IST

Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

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