Ballon d'Or 2026: He's Extremely Talented - Mbappe Responds to Lamine Yamal's Comments
Mbappé called Yamal extremely talented as the 19-year-old continued to argue he deserves the prize over other contenders.
- On Sunday ahead of Real Madrid's clash with Atletico Madrid, striker Kylian Mbappé responded to Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal's Ballon d'Or comments, telling editorial director Jose Felix Diaz that Yamal is an "extremely talented player" and wishing him well.
- Yamal recently claimed he and Mbappé are the two best players competing for the prize, and previously campaigned for himself by insisting his playing style and World Cup victory give him an edge over contenders including Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane.
- Among 30 shortlisted candidates for the 2026 Ballon d'Or, Yamal told L'Equipe the award represents "the best player of the year, someone different, someone we have enjoyed watching, who has that magic." His trophy collection includes LaLiga, Euro 2024, and the 2026 World Cup.
- Bayern Munich Sporting Director Max Eberl reacted to the campaigning debate, telling Sky Sports "there has to be some campaigning, after all. The best players are the ones who dont need to run a campaign." Bayern teammate Luis Díaz backed Kane as the "No.1 candidate."
- Speaking to L'Equipe ahead of Saturday's Nations League clash with England, Yamal emphasized wanting to "be remembered as Lamine Yamal," stating "I play to make history, so that in 30 years kids say: 'He was really good.'" The Ballon d'Or ceremony is October 26 in London.
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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.
Winger stated that his main advantage in the 2026 Gold Ball fight was in playing style and winning with Spain at the World Cup.
The end of Barcelona, Lamine Yamal, assured that the Golden Ball is to reward the different player, and that he feels that he has the arguments to win it this year
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