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Ballon d'Or race narrows to Mbappé, Yamal and Kane after voting closes
October 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM · Updated 11d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 13 hours
KOKooora
الكرة الذهبية.. أسطورة ألمانيا يصدم يامال من أجل عيون مبابي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
سيناريو فيغو ورونالدو.. هل يحصد مبابي الكرة الذهبية دون ألقاب؟
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ESESPN
Who most deserves the Ballon d'Or? Whittling down the 30-man short list - ESPN
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مصالمصرى اليوم
«أسطورة كروية قادمة».. مدرب إسبانيا يتحدث عن لامين يامال ومنافسته على الكرة الذهبية
(opens the publisher’s site)Voting for the 2026 Ballon d'Or closed this week, with the winner to be announced in London on October 26.
- Thomas Müller named Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappé his preferred candidates, excluding Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal.
- Mbappé said he deserves the award for his individual performance after leading La Liga, Champions League and World Cup scoring despite winning no titles.
- Kane ended the evaluation period with 73 goals for Bayern Munich and England.
- Yamal won La Liga with Barcelona and the World Cup with Spain.
- Spain manager De la Fuente said Yamal is on track to become a legend and the best candidate if he were the sole Spanish contender.