Ballon d'Or 2026: Cyril Hanouna names Lamine Yamal as winner

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Ballon d'Or 2026: Cyril Hanouna names Lamine Yamal as winner

Only a few days remain before the winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or is known. Lamine Yamal has received further support.

As we await October 26, the debate surrounding the 2026 Ballon d'Or is in full swing. It has even made its way onto entertainment shows, such as the one hosted by Cyril Hanouna on W9. The channel's star presenter revealed what he presented as "his" Ballon d'Or ranking. However, he repeatedly suggested that it would be similar to the official ranking.

🚨🚨 « MBAPPÉ ET MOI SOMMES LES DEUX MEILLEURS DU MONDE » 🥵🌍 En course pour le Ballon d'Or, Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸 respecte Mbappé 🇫🇷 mais assume ses ambitions. « Ceux qui ont vu les matches le savent. MAIS CETTE ANNÉE, JE CROIS QUE C'EST MOI QUI LE MÉRITE », a lâché le champion du monde. (@MPlusDeportes)
— BeFootball (@_BeFootball) September 14, 2026

According to this ranking, Lamine Yamal would win the prestigious trophy, followed by Harry Kane and Rodri. Kvaratskhelia would be fourth, ahead of Kylian Mbappé, who would be only fifth. The 2025 Ballon d'Or winner, Ousmane Dembélé, would take sixth place, while Michael Olise would be ninth.

🚨 𝗖𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗔 𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗗𝗘́𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟴 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗗’𝗢𝗥 ! 🏆👀 LAMINE YAMAL BALLON D’OR ! 1️⃣ 🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal 2️⃣ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Harry Kane 3️⃣ 🇪🇸 Rodri 4️⃣ 🇬🇪 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 5️⃣ 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé 6️⃣ 🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé 7️⃣ 🇪🇸 Fabián Ruiz 8️⃣ 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi (@TBT9_W9) https://t.co/nzpJPuSOEM
— Lives Foot (@livesfoot) October 6, 2026

The answer will come on the 26th.

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