Ballon d’Or 2026: Manu Carreño names best player in the world

Spanish radio presenter, Manu Carreño, has named Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world.

Carreño said this while insisting that he doesn’t know who among Yamal, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappe will win the Ballon d’Or.

Yamal, Rodri, Ruiz, Kane and Mbappe are among the top contenders to win the Ballon d’Or this month in London.

“I don’t know who will win the Ballon d’Or, whether it’s Rodri, Kane, Lamine, Fabian, Mbappé or anyone else, but I think the best player in the world is Lamine Yamal,” Carreño said as quoted by Barça Universal.

“For the first time ever, Spain has the best player in the world. His name is Lamine Yamal.”

Yamal, who won the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has been brilliant for both club and country for the last two seasons.