This Friday, The Athletic broadcast a cross-interview between Fabian Ruiz, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé, three serious candidates for the 2026 Ballon d’Or. The British media took the opportunity to question the Frenchman on his best footing. “Since I was very young, I always preferred to shoot with my right foot, but I’m not bad with my left foot either. It’s been like that since I was born, since I played football. I also worked a lot in training to improve both feet. I try to keep this momentum, to be able to shoot with my right, with my left. This is something footballers should work on — especially Fabian Ruiz. He only has one left foot! (he said, turning to Ruiz and laughing, editor’s note).”
He continues: “but it’s difficult, sometimes I shoot with the right or the left and it ends up in the stands. But it’s true that it’s easier. When you are comfortable with both feet, you are truly unpredictable for your opponent. » His teammate, Kvara, also made a little confession about the strongest foot in the 2025 Ballon d’Or. “I think even God doesn’t know. » Enough to make the gallery laugh.
