L’Équipe has already set the tone for the Ballon d’Or race, highlighting five stars as leading contenders for the prestigious award: Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal.
With the Ballon d’Or ceremony still more than a month away, the race is already heating up, and the French newspaper has made its position clear by putting these five names at the forefront of the conversation.
Dembélé is presented as “the chosen one on the pitch,” while Mbappé is described as believing in his chances more than ever. Lionel Messi, despite already having eight Ballon d’Or trophies, remains firmly in the picture thanks to his performances and status, while Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal are also among the names highlighted as serious contenders.
In other words, L’Équipe has effectively identified these five stars as players with a real chance of winning the Ballon d’Or.
