Barcelona, Sept 14, 2026 (AFP) - This year I deserve Ballon d'Or: Barca's Yamal

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Lamine Yamal believes he and Kylian Mbappe are the two best players in the world and said he deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d'Or after a trophy-laden year with Barcelona and Spain. "For me, Mbappe and me, we're the two best players in the world," the 19-year-old Barcelona winger said in an interview on Movistar Plus, excerpts of which were published on Sunday. "I honestly think that, as the best in the world, maybe there are two of us, and this......

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