Hristo Stoitchkov, legend of FC Barcelona, attended the large victory of the Catalan club against Como (5-0), on the occasion of the Joan Gamper trophy and the last preparation match before the 2025-2026 season. Asked about the future winner of the Ballon d'Or, whose list of 30 nominated players is already known, the former Bulgarian striker of Barça (255 games, 117 goals, 29 assists) responded to say the least.
“Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembélé are the favorites to win the Ballon d'Or. I hope that Lamine will win him and that I can give it to him. But the prize is awarded by the French magazine France Football, and Dembélé is French ”insinuated the 1994 Ballon d'Or 1994. Note that the 100 journalists voted for the male Ballon d'Or represent one of the countries of the Top 100 in the FIFA ranking, each journalist to elect a top 10, each place attributing points to the designated player.
