Ballon d'Or 2026: Lamine Yamal's dad slams Spain over Mbappé

Mounir Nasraoui, begetter of Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal, has criticised Spain's Ballon d'Or voting process, suggesting that Real Madrid's power played a relation successful his son's nonaccomplishment to decorativeness higher successful the 2026 rankings.

Yamal finished 3rd successful the voting with 881 points, down Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, who claimed the grant with 1,055 points, and Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappé, who secured 1,027 points.

Kane emerged the victor aft an outstanding play successful which helium scored 73 goals successful 65 appearances for Bayern Munich and England. His triumph made him the archetypal Englishman to triumph the prestigious grant since Michael Owen successful 2001.

The ceremonial took spot astatine the London Palladium connected October 26, with Yamal missing retired connected the apical prize for the 2nd consecutive year. The Spanish planetary had finished 2nd down Ousmane Dembélé successful the erstwhile edition.

Reacting to the outcome, Nasraoui suggested that Mbappé benefited from playing for Real Madrid, claiming that immoderate Spanish voters favoured the French guardant due to the fact that of his nine affiliation.

Speaking connected writer Jota Jordi's YouTube channel, Yamal's begetter expressed his tendency to face those who voted for Mbappé.

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