2026 Ballon d’Or: Lamine Yamal names best two players in the world

Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal, has claimed that himself and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé are the champion players successful the world.

Speaking with Movistar, Yamal insisted that England winning the 2026 World Cup wouldn’t person changed that fact.

He said: “Even if England had won the World Cup, I’d inactive accidental that Mbappé and I are the 2 champion players successful the world.

“The Ballon d’Or isn’t astir who wins, it’s for the champion player. It’s antithetic concept.”

Yamal added that erstwhile it comes to the Ballon d’Or award, helium has an borderline implicit Mbappé.

“Mbappé plays for Real Madrid and I play for Barça, truthful we person a nonstop rivalry… and I’ve beaten him successful presumption of trophies,” Yamal said.

“I deliberation determination could beryllium Mbappé and maine arsenic champion subordinate successful the satellite and this year, I judge I merit it.”

2026 Ballon d’Or: Lamine Yamal names champion 2 players successful the world