Ballon d’Or 2026: Former France striker, Papin snubs Mbappe, names player to win award

Former France striker, Jean-Pierre Papin, has snubbed Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe arsenic helium named the subordinate helium wants to triumph the Ballon d’Or this year.

Papin identified Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane arsenic his preferred candidate, portion besides recognising the achievements of Mbappe and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal.

“I person a flimsy penchant for Harry Kane, but Kylian Mbappe has besides had a precise bully season, arsenic has Lamine Yamal,” Papin said, arsenic quoted by SPORT.

“I americium acrophobic that erstwhile Lamine Yamal gets his hands connected it, helium volition support it for respective years, due to the fact that helium is truthful unthinkable each day.

“Every clip I ticker him play, I get the content that helium invents something. Lamine could triumph it too, but I would person a flimsy penchant for Harry Kane.”

Kane, Mbappe and Yamal are among the apical contenders for the 2026 Ballon d’Or which the victor volition beryllium announced aboriginal this period successful London.

Ballon d’Or 2026: Former France striker, Papin snubs Mbappe, names pl...