Badri Reveals Ballon d’Or Voting Pressure: 'They Wanted Me to Vote Against Hakimi'
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A member of the international jury responsible for designating Ballon d'or 2026, Moroccan journalist Mustapha Badri assumes that he has placed Ashraf Hakimi at the top of his standings, but he also claims to have been pressured to try to change his vote.
Mustapha Badri, general manager of the Al Mountakhab group and Moroccan journalist, took part in the vote for the Gold Ball awarded to Harry Kane this year. A few weeks ago, he decided to grant his vote to Achraf Hakimi, the side back of the team Paris Saint-Germain and the Moroccan national. A choice that could surprise, as well as other elections, moreover, but which Mustapha Badri defended to the end.
Moroccan journalist Mostafa Badri, general manager of the Al Mountakhab group, reveals that he was asked shortly before his vote at Ballon d'Or after placing Ashraf Hakimi, side of Paris Saint-Germain and the Moroccan selection, at the head of his ballot.
Mustapha Badri, who gave his voice to Ashraf Hakimi, claims that some people called him to change his mind.
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