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José Mourinho claims Real Madrid’s Mbappé should win Ballon d’Or this year

The Guardian Sport · 29 August 2026 at 15:31

José Mourinho claims Real Madrid’s Mbappé should win Ballon d’Or this year

Mourinho: Mbappé deserves award for ‘making history’ ‘The best player in the world is not at PSG or Spain’ José Mourinho has said Kylian Mbappé deserves to win this year’s Ballon d’Or, arguing the award should go to the best player in the world rather than be decided by World Cup or Champions League success.

“The best players in the world, there are two, three or four of them, and we know who they are: they’re here,” the Real Madrid coach said on Saturday before their game against Málaga in La Liga.

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José Mourinho claims Real Madrid’s Mbappé should win Ballon d’Or this year

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