Front pages: the Ballon d'Or race is now unstoppable

Are we already knee-deep in Ballon d’Or talk? We are already knee-deep in Ballon d’Or talk.

There are 41 days left until the verdict, and the sports front pages are starting to fuel a very juicy debate.

AS and L’Équipe lead today by putting candidates on the table, with Lamine Yamal and Mbappé out front, and Harry Kane, Rodri, Fabián, and even Messi rounding out the shortlist.

Mundo Deportivo and Sport feature interviews with Rodri and Gabriel Jesus, but when it comes to the Ballon d’Or they back the home side. Lamine says he deserves the Ballon d’Or, and the newly arrived Brazilian backs the motion.

In Elche, Mourinho arrives with the BMV firing and a trademark bit of irony: “No questions about the penalties? Strange, isn’t it?” The classic Mou picked up by Marca.

Beyond the aforementioned L’Equipe, in Italy Inter and Roma go into their huge Saturday clash unbeaten, while in England there is refereeing controversy with VAR and Howard Webb in the thick of it. The Manchester derby fallout will run and run.

To close, we pick out Superdeporte because of how surprising the move is. Braulio Vázquez leaving Osasuna to take charge of Valencia‘s sporting operations.

Will Braulio manage to sign Valverde and revive this abysmal Valencia? That would be worth putting up a statue of him at Mestalla…

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