Ballon d’Or 2026: I’ve no doubt – Feyenoord manager picks winner of award

Feyenoord manager, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, has picked Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or this year.

Van Bronckhorst insisted that he doesn’t doubt that the Spain World Cup winner will win the Ballon d’Or, adding that he has the potential.

“He is a player who, at his age, has already won a lot. People come to the stadium expressly for Lamine,” Van Bronckhorst said via Mundo Deportivo.

“He has the quality to win the Ballon d’Or. The question is when he will win it. He has the potential, I have no doubt.”

Yamal was among the 30 players nominated for the Ballon d’Or on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old is expected to challenge the likes of Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi for the Ballon d’Or.