Football: Who will win the 2026 Ballon d'Or?
The competition for this year's Ballon d'Or is tougher than ever. Who will succeed Ousmane Dembélé? Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal and Harry Kane lead a star-studded field. FRANCE 24's Emily Boyle has more.
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[Claude] Back to pending: the other outlets reported a different event. Report 1 covers the women's Ballon d'Or award won by Putellas, while Report 2 is a preview of the men's race and Report 3 is about a men's striker award won by Kane, so both are separate occurrences t
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