Ballon d'Or 2026: He's Extremely Talented - Mbappe Responds to Lamine Yamal's Comments
Mbappé called the Barcelona winger extremely talented as Yamal said he deserves the prize over other contenders.
- On Sunday, Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé responded to Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal's Ballon d'Or campaign, calling the 19-year-old "an extremely talented player" and wishing him a brilliant career.
- Yamal recently argued that he and Mbappé are the world's two best players, citing his 2026 World Cup victory and LaLiga titles as evidence he deserves the prize.
- Defining his philosophy, Yamal told L'Equipe the Ballon d'Or should recognize a "unique player" with "magic" rather than just goals, citing Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho as examples.
- Bayern Munich Sporting Director Max Eberl told Sky Sports that "there has to be some campaigning, after all," but countered that elite players need not run formal campaigns.
- The 2026 winner will be crowned at a ceremony in London on October 26, with 30 nominees including Harry Kane, whom Bayern teammate Luis Díaz called the "outstanding candidate.
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Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé say they think they deserve it, even to influence those who vote
Beyond goals and assists, Lamine Yamal believes she should win the Golden Ball for her cheerful football. Yamal was compared to Messi and Ronadinho
Paris, 23 Sep (EFE).- «The Golden Ball should fall on the different player, the one you want to see, the one who has that magic, that makes you smile, that makes you want to go to football only to see him», says the attacker of Barcelona Lamine Yamal, who is running for that award in the [...] La entrada Lamine Yamal: «The Golden Ball must fall on a different player, that has magic» was first published in HolaNews.
With the 2025/26 Ballon d'Or just around the corner, the battle for the most prestigious individual award in football is increasingly centered around two names: Kylian Mbappe and Lamino Yamal. Both are using the media to present their arguments as to why they should be crowned the world's best footballer.
THE time for the Ballon d'Or award for last season is approaching, and each of the two favorites for the award, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal, is using the media to explain why he should win the title of the best football player in the world for 2025/26.
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