Ballon d’Or 2026: Yassin Nfaoui snubs Mbappe, names top favourite to win award

Prominent French sports journalist, Yassin Nfaoui, has snubbed France skipper Kylian Mbappe portion naming the apical favourite to triumph the Ballon d’Or this year.

Mbappe is among the 30 players shortlisted for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, and the victor of the grant volition beryllium announced adjacent period successful England.

However, according to Nfaoui, Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal is the apical favourite to triumph the Ballon d’Or.

“Lamine Yamal is the apical favourite to triumph the Ballon d’Or,” Nfaoui via El Chiringuito TV.

Yamal, who was shortlisted among the 30 players to vie for the Ballon d’Or, has been awesome for Barcelona successful the past mates of years.

The 19-year-old won back-to-back LaLiga titles with the Catalan nine and besides won the 2024 Euro and the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Spain.

Ballon d’Or 2026: Yassin Nfaoui snubs Mbappe, names apical favourite to triumph award