Ballon d'Or: Will Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe or Lionel Messi win?

bbc news Oct 26, 2026 06:50 1 min read 1 reads

The Ballon d'Or winner will be announced in London on Monday - but who is going to claim the showpiece award?

The Ballon d'Or winner will be announced in London on 26 October - but who is going to win it?

Bookmakers have Spain winger Lamine Yamal and England captain Harry Kane very close together as clear favourites.

Lamine Yamal won La Liga with Barcelona and the World Cup with Spain, while Kane scored 73 goals for German champions Bayern Munich and England.

Eight-time winner Lionel Messi, of Argentina and Inter Miami, and Real Madrid's France forward Kylian Mbappe are the other probable candidates.