Ballon d’Or 2026: Ex-Liverpool midfielder names big favourite to win award 

Former Liverpool midfielder, Vladimír Šmicer, has named Bayern Munich striker, Harry Kane arsenic the large favourite to triumph the 2026 Ballon d’Or up of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal.

Šmicer believes Kane deserves to triumph the Ballon d’Or the astir due to the fact that of each helium has done successful his vocation truthful far.

“I deliberation Harry Kane should beryllium the large favourite [to triumph the 2026 Ballon d’Or],” Šmicer told Grosvenor Sport.

“Lamine Yamal volition beryllium determination arsenic well, but helium did not person a large World Cup.

“Kylian Mbappe is different favourite due to the fact that helium had a precise bully World Cup, but helium was mean for Real Madrid successful the archetypal fractional of the year.

“So I think, for each that helium has done successful his career, it should beryllium Harry Kane.”

Kane, Mbappe and Yamal were among the 30 players shortlisted for this year’s Ballon d’Or.

Ballon d’Or 2026: Ex-Liverpool midfielder names large favourite to triumph award