Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He’s a phenomenon’ – Makelele picks player to win award

Former Chelsea midfielder, Claude Makelele, has picked France skipper Kylian Mbappe arsenic the subordinate to triumph the 2026 Ballon d’Or.

Makelele described Mbappe arsenic a phenomenon, who is having an outstanding show astatine the World Cup.

“I anticipation Mbappe wins the Ballon d’Or. He didn’t triumph galore titles astatine Real Madrid this season, but his show successful the World Cup was outstanding,” Makelele told Marca.

“We called Ronaldo ‘the phenomenon’ for a reason, and Mbappe is the improvement of his generation.

“The scary happening is, helium has much to prove. So yes, I americium convinced helium is the closest we person to a caller R9.”

Mbappe is expected to rival the likes of Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembele and, among others, for the Ballon d’Or.

Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘He’s a phenomenon’ – Makelele picks subordinate to triumph award