Real Madrid ahead, Kylian Mbappé has reacted following his runner-up end within the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony, which was won by Harry Kane.
Mbappé secured the second place, representing his highest achievement within the prestigious award, whereas Lamine Yamal of Spain and Barcelona claimed third place.
The Real Madrid ahead led La Liga’s scoring rankings with 25 objectives final season, dominated the Champions League with 15 objectives, achieved 10 objectives within the 2026 World Cup and have become the match’s all-time main scorer with a complete of 22 objectives.
Despite these distinctive particular person performances, Real Madrid concluded the season with out capturing any main trophies, whereas France additionally didn’t win the World Cup.
Mbappé instructed Athlon Sports, “He deserves it; he is an incredible participant. People got here to see nice gamers, and he is one of them.”
Mbappé had said that he had shunned writing an acceptance speech forward of the award night time, as he believes ‘such preparation invitations misfortune’.
Upon the announcement of Kane’s victory, Mbappé was among the many first gamers to increase his congratulations earlier than Kane proceeded to the stage.
Mbappé arrived on the ceremony following a powerful show in Real Madrid’s El Clasico victory towards Barcelona, throughout which he scored two objectives to safe a 2-1 win at Camp Nou.
