2026 Ballon d’Or: I have put a bet on him – Platini names player to win award

Former UEFA president, Michel Platini, has claimed that helium stake connected Paris Saint-Germain forward, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to triumph this year’s Ballon d’Or award.

Platini has pointed to Kvaratskhelia winning the Ligue 1 and Champions League arsenic the crushed helium deserves the prize.

The France shot fable snubbed his compatriot, Mbappe who made past astatine the 2026 World Cup.

Mbappe became the all-time apical scorer astatine the World Cup this summer, aft winning the Pichichi with Real Madrid.

But according to The Tribuna, Platini said: “For the Ballon d’Or, I’d enactment a tiny stake connected the Paris Saint-Germain player, Kvaratskhelia.

“He won the Champions League rubric with Paris Saint-Germain.”

2026 Ballon d’Or: I person enactment a stake connected him – Platini names subordinate to triumph award