2026 Ballon d'Or: Winner Set to Be Decided as Voting Ends
Polymarket gives Yamal a 45% chance to win after at least 100 journalists cast ballots in the 2026 Ballon d'Or vote.
- Voting for the Ballon concluded on Monday, September 28, with at least 100 journalists from FIFA-ranked nations casting ballots. The Polymarket SuperComputer has identified the top two contenders in the race.
- Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal, who won the LaLiga title and the World Cup with Spain, holds a 45% chance of winning the award. The 19-year star leads the race ahead of Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane.
- Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid and Rodri of Barcelona also rank among the frontrunners for the men's award, broadening the competitive field as the voting process concludes.
- For the women's award, Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw and Alexia Putellas, who transferred to the London City Lionesses from Barcelona, are considered favorites, with 50 specialized journalists determining the winner.
- The Ballon ceremony will take place in London on October 26, concluding the 2026 voting cycle and crowning the winners across both the men's and women's categories.
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Voting for the Ballon d'Or has ended, and the winner of this year's edition has already been determined by the jury. However, the public will have to wait until October 26 to officially learn who will win the prestigious award. The deadline for voting for the 2026 Ballon d'Or ended this Monday, September 28, bringing the winner's selection process to an end. Among the 30 nominees are Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane, while the winner's…
Paris, 28 Sep (EFE).- The 100 journalists from all over the world who make up the jury of the Men's Golden Ball had until midnight (European time) this Monday as the maximum time to cast their vote, after a few weeks of intense campaign of the main favorites. The successor of the French Ousmane Dembélé will be known in [...] The entry Close votes for the Golden Ball of 2026 was first published in HolaNews.
The vote of the 100 journalists who make up the jury of the Ballon d'or ends on Monday, the winner's identity will be revealed on 26 October in London. A 2026 edition marked by the intense media lobbying of the candidates for the trophy.
2026 Ballon d'Or: Winner set to be decided as voting ends
Voting for the 2026 Ballon d’Or will close today (Monday). For the men’s award, an international jury of selected journalists from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings will decide the winner. Some of the frontrunners include Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) and Rodri (Barcelona). The women’s award will be voted on by a jury of 50 specialised journalists from the top 50 FIFA-ranked nations. T…
Voting for the 2026 Golden Ball ended this Monday. Check the date of the ceremony and how the winner is determined
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