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Lamine Yamal says Mbappe his only rival for Ballon d'Or

Global Published 14 September 2026, 11:52 · archived 14 Sep 2026

Lamine Yamal said his World Cup success with Spain and winning LaLiga with Barcelona should give him the edge over Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe in the race for the Ballon d’Or. France striker Mbappe was the top scorer at the World Cup as well as in LaLiga and the Champions League and said last week no player was better than him last season, though he failed to win any silverware. Lamine was named LaLiga’s best player in 2025-26 as Barcelona successfully defended the title, and later played a key role in Spain winning the World Cup in North America. “I honestly believe there are two of us who ar...

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