The Ballon d’Or is on everyone’s lips. Since this Tuesday and the revelation of the 30 nominees for the most prestigious individual prize in football, the main candidates have launched their campaign. Starting with Kylian Mbappé, who made it clear that he deserved the supreme reward.
“Who am I voting for? In my opinion, replied the Real Madrid striker to The Team. I can understand those who vote differently, we are not in the dictatorship of thought, but when we look at the arguments, the competition, I say to myself that it would not be stolen. »
A speech that contrasts with that of his compatriot Ousmane Dembélé, also a candidate for his own succession. “I think it (the Ballon d’Or) will stay in the hands of a Paris Saint-Germain player. My Top 3? Everything mixed: “Kvara”, Harry Kane, who had a very, very good season, and I think Kylian Mbappé. Me ? Oh no, I never get into stuff like that. I never vote myself. If it’s me who speaks, I don’t vote for myself.” declared the Parisian striker.
Philippe Diallo refuses to get wet
While Kylian Mbappé is fully supported by Real Madrid in this race for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, Ousmane Dembélé must share the spotlight at Paris Saint-Germain, who has not clearly positioned himself in his favor. It must be said that the double European champions have nine players among the 30 named.
And what does the French Football Federation think about all this? Visiting the RMC premises on Thursday evening, Philippe Diallo was invited to decide between Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. What the boss of the instance refused to do. “Dembélé or Mbappé? Joker »thus found Diallo, who did not see fit to get wet. Diplomacy above all.
