Kylian Mbappé’s campaign for the Ballon d’Or is launched. While the 30 nominees will be revealed this Tuesday, the French striker from Real Madrid and the French team publicly declared that he deserved to lift the prestigious trophy, in particular thanks to his performance during the 2026 World Cup. A tournament that he completed without winning the cup, but becoming the top scorer in the history of World Cups (22 goals). Asked to react to the Bondynois’ statements, Christophe Dugarry admits that Mbappé has the right to think that he is one of the favorites for the Ballon d’Or. But the 1998 world champion is disgusted by the manner used.
“In this undecided season without a player who has won everything collectively or shone sufficiently individually, he has his chance like the others. (…) It doesn’t shock me that he thinks he’s the best player in the world. (…) Claiming an individual title like this, I find it childish, pathetic, it brings no grandeur. When you are a player like you are, going to beg for something like that… (…) Demanding something individual instead of talking about sharing, about the collective, there is something that bothers me and that I find borderline indecent. But I can understand that he thinks he is the best player in the world. (…) To demand anything when you have not won the championship, nor the Champions League, nor the World Cup, I find that indecent”he confided to the microphone of RMC.
