The favorites to win the Ballon d'Or

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The 2026 Ballon d'Or will be awarded on October 26th at the London Palladium Theatre in London, in an edition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the award. The voting will consider the entire season between August 3, 2025, and July 19, 2026, including the World Cup, and will be based on three official criteria.

The Ballon d'Or Prioritizes Individual Performance

The Ballon d'Or regulations establish a clear order. The first criterion is individual performance, with a special focus on the player's decisive character. Then come the collective results and the titles won. The third element is class and fair play.

This means that winning the Champions League, LaLiga, or the World Cup does not guarantee the award by itself. Titles matter, but the jury must first analyze which player delivered the best performance throughout the evaluated period and had the biggest impact in decisive matches.

The voting system is also defined. Specialized journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations, with one representative per country, vote for the men's award. Each juror ranks ten players from a list of 30 nominees and awards 15, 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point(s). The player with the most points will be the winner.

Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal, and Harry Kane Present Different Arguments

Kylian Mbappé boasts specific numbers. The Real Madrid forward ended the 2025/26 season with 25 goals, won the Pichichi, and was also the top scorer in the Champions League with 15 goals in 11 matches. In the World Cup, he added 10 goals with France and finished as the tournament's Golden Boot.

Harry Kane closed the club season with 61 goals in 51 matches for Bayern Munich. Of these, 36 came in the Bundesliga, a tally that secured him the European Golden Boot. He also scored 14 goals in the Champions League and six goals with England in the World Cup.

Lamine Yamal combines individual performance and titles. The Barcelona forward was named the Best Player of LaLiga 2025/26 after registering 16 goals and 12 assists in the league. Additionally, Barcelona won LaLiga, and Spain claimed the World Cup, two collective successes that directly address the voting's second criterion.

Titles Do Not Automatically Decide the Ballon d'Or

The case of Rodri also illustrates why the vote cannot be based solely on goals. Spain won the World Cup, and the midfielder was chosen as the Ballon d'Or of the tournament by FIFA. His candidacy is supported by a profile different from Mbappé, Kane, or Lamine Yamal, yet it falls within the same evaluation system.

Therefore, the Ballon d'Or is not determined by a formula that adds goals and trophies. Journalists must first assess individual performance, then collective achievements, and finally sporting behavior. The result will be revealed on October 26th, when London hosts the award ceremony for the first time.

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