Ballon d’Or: the former boss of France Football would not vote for Mbappé… and explains why

The countdown is on. On October 26 in London, France Football will unveil its new Ballon d’Or. The votes are closed and no one yet knows who will succeed Ousmane Dembélé, 2025 winner. A man in a dream, like others, and it is Kylian Mbappé. The Real Madrid star and captain of the Blues appeared in numerous media to try to plead his case. A communication that has made people talk, and which could bear fruit… or not.

Top scorer in the World Cup, Champions League and La Liga, the 27-year-old Frenchman has arguments in his favor. But Yamal, Kane, Dembélé and even Kvaratskhelia too. In an interview with Ouest France, the former boss of France Football does not imagine Mbappé winning the Ballon d'Or. And he explains it.

“In the list of thirty, there must be three or four who have not won any trophies. Including Kylian Mbappé. I don't see how the best player in the world can miss out on all the collective trophies, he admits. Football remains a collective work. That the best player in the world was unable to complete one of the competitions in which he is involved, especially when he plays in two big teams, for me it is quite limiting. »

And Pascal Ferré, who would vote for Lamine Yamal (“he has the virtuosity on the field of a unique footballer and the track record), winner of the World Cup and La Liga, argues: “I think that a World Cup weighs as much as a Champions League. No more, no less. These are the two standard events in a season. Afterwards, we remain in subjectivity. But for me, the best player won one of the two. If he didn't win either, even scoring goals everywhere, that leaves me wanting in my idea of what the best player in the world should be.