Lamine, Mbappé, or Kane: Who Wins the Ballon d'Or?

The 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony is just around the corner, and that has our crew taking a look at the exciting list of shortlist for this years award. Join Claudia Pagan, Nico Cantor, Phil Kitromilides, Geoff Shreeves and James Benge as they take a look at the list of candidates, explaining how the voting process works for the Golden Ball, as well as going player by player and determining their odds of winning the award. Will Barcelona's Lamine Yamal take home the award for his campaign with Spain in the 2026 World Cup? Will Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé walk away with it for his unreal rate of scoring with France & Real Madrid. Or, will it be Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, who may be England's best chance at winning the award since Michael Owen in 2001.

0:00 How does VOTING work?
4:36 Geoff Shreeves' Top 10 LIST
8:41 How good is Harry Kane?
10:32 Should Kane win Ballon d'Or?
15:37 Does Kane disappear in big games?
18:00 Phil Kitromilides' Top 10 LIST
20:59 How good is Lamine Yamal?
22:37 Should Lamine win Ballon d'Or?
25:53 Lamine's poor World Cup?
28:01 Candidates SPEAKING on the Award
32:18 Appeasing football fans
36:28 Nico Cantor's Top 10 LIST
39:15 Kylian Mbappé NOT 3rd?
40:48 Golazo Network COMBINED LIST!
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