D-13 before the Ballon d’Or is awarded. All the elite of football will meet in London on Monday October 26 to attend the ceremony organized at the London Palladium. And with less than two weeks until the big rally, suspense is in order.
If the English bookmakers predict a duel at the top between Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal, there is no shortage of contenders, first and foremost Kylian Mbappé, who continued to campaign until the close of the votes. A strategy that is not to the taste of many observers.
“Kylian, I really like it, he’s a record-breaker. On the other hand, at one point, it’s ‘me, me, me and me’. We become Ballon d’Or, we can’t always say that we want to. It’s the others who decide”commented Jean-Pierre Papin, for whom the Real Madrid striker did too much even though he finished top scorer in the World Cup, top scorer in the Champions League and top scorer in La Liga.
JPP votes Harry Kane
“In his communication, at one point, it was: ‘No one other than me deserves the Ballon d’Or’. It was ‘too much’ for me, continued the man who received the distinction in 1991, succeeding Raymond Kopa and Michel Platini. Today, when you look at how the Ballon d’Or is awarded, there are a whole bunch of criteria and this criterion doesn’t work for Kylian. The rest is fine. »
Kylian Mbappé is not JPP’s favorite. The former striker actually prefers Harry Kane, the 2026 Golden Boot thanks to his 36 goals scored in the Bundesliga last season. “Harry Kane, nothing is wrong today,” supported JPP regarding the English striker.
