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French forward Kylian Mbappé, England captain Harry Kane and Spain's Lamine Yamal are among the favourites to be crowned the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner at a ceremony to be hosted Monday for the first time in England in recognition of the first winner Stanley Matthews.
The Ballon d'Or winner will be announced in London on Monday - but who is going to claim the showpiece award?
The winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or will be crowned at Monday's gala in London, the first time it has been held in Britain.
Still a teenager, Yamal could surpass Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario, who won the Ballon d'Or at the age of 21.
Caroline Weir reflects on her Ballon d'Or nomination while eyeing a World Cup spot with Scotland.
Al Jazeera Sport breaks down the award-voting criteria, top candidates and history ahead of the ceremony in London.
Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson looks at the greatest players to never win the Ballon d'Or
Despite not winning silverware last season, Mbappe has been clear his goal to clinch the Ballon d'Or.
Paris Saint-Germain's game has been postponed following a request by police amid a wave of violent protests in France.
Kane, who scored 73 goals last season, is among the favourites for award with Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe.
The Ballon d'Or is football's greatest individual accolade - and the thirst to win it has grown in recent years.
Bayern Munich striker Kane faces tough competition from Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe, who are also in the running.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has won football's most prestigious individual prize, beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Kane has developed even more in the Bundesliga despite an uneven league.
Why Declan Rice backs his England team-mate Harry Kane to win the Ballon d'Or after Arsenal's draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Lars Sivertsen look at whether England captain and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane should lift the Ballon d'Or following a "phenomenal" season.
Argentina's Lionel Messi has won all of his country's eight prizes, while Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo has won five.
Yamal's 17 goal contributions after 10 games are more than Messi's in his Ballon d'Or-winning season as a teenager.
Mbappé, Dembélé, Olise? Who should be Golden Balloon? Marc Perelman asked the question in the middle of Real Madrid Aurélien Chuameni.
In an interview granted to France 24, the midfielder of Real Madrid, Aurélien Chuaméni, believes that the Ballon d'Or must "come back to a Frenchman". He assumes to have played down at the World Championship and asserts that the Madrid club "must necessarily win" this season, after two exercises without title.
Kristian Shevchenko, son of Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko, signs for seventh-tier club Sholing FC.
