
Kylian Mbappé said in a press conference that after making history by becoming the top scorer ever at the 2026 World Cup, he feels this could be the right year to win his first Ballon d'Or, also citing the pressure of playing for Real Madrid and mentioning other candidates such as Dembélé, Kane, Rodri, Ruiz and Kvaratskhelia.
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Mbappé recently made history by becoming the all-time top scorer at the 2026 World Cup, an achievement which has raised expectations for him to win the Ballon d'Or.
According to Kylian Mbappé, this could be "the right year" to win his first Ballon d'Or, after "making history" in football by becoming the all-time top scorer at the 2026 World Cup. "When you play for Real Madrid, the best club in the world, you are inevitably associated with this type of individual awards.
When people see me on the street, they talk about me as a potential Ballon d'Or winner. It is true that this summer I made history in the most prestigious competition in world sport, so I have the feeling that this could be the right year to win it," Mbappé said at a press conference on the eve of Real Madrid's Champions League opener against Inter.
In the absence of a clear favorite, the French national team captain is among the Ballon d'Or candidates alongside 2025 winner Ousmane Dembélé, Bayern Munich English striker Harry Kane, Spanish world champion Rodri, and Paris Saint-Germain players Fabian Ruiz and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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