PSG might be ready to achieve Ballon d’Or greatness yet again. The club is projected to have 10 individuals on the 2026 Ballon d’Or line-up, which would break a record for the club with the most players in one year. The final results from the club is due on September 8 when the official number of nominees will be revealed. In 2025, the PSG football club already broke a record with nine players on the line-up for the Ballon d’Or, Ousmane Dembélé, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Désiré Doué, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Fabián Ruiz, and Vitinha made this list.
Particularly, it was Ousmane Dembélé who won the prize. This time, there are several candidates who may become nominees for 2026. Specifically, nine of its popular stars, like Dembélé, Vitinha, Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Doué, Kvaratskhelia, Fabián
Ruiz, and Ferran Torres, are expected to win the award. The other names that may be included on the final list are Mason Greenwood and Willian Pacho. Should PSG get ten awards, it would indicate a highly successful position of the club.
“I have the feeling that it’s a good year”: Kylian Mbappé opens up on Ballon d’Or hopes
Kylian Mbappé has expressed that he is feeling confident about finally receiving the Ballon d’Or as the anticipation for this year’s ceremony heightens. The Real Madrid forward has made a remarkable case for himself after having a massive campaign where he notched up 42 goals in 44 games for the Spanish team before also making history with France in the 2026 World Cup, where he attained 10 goals to secure the Golden Boot and become the all-time top goalscorer. These performances have elevated him into the contention of the trophy.
Mbappé knows the final decision is in the hands of the voters, but he is not hiding his belief that this could finally be his year. “A lot of people, when they see me in the street, talk to me about the Ballon d’Or, a lot of people talk about me as a possible Ballon d’Or winner. Of course, I made a lot of history this summer in the most important competition in sport, but we’ll see.” He added, “I have the feeling that it’s a good year for that, but there’s still a long time to go and people are free to vote for whoever they think is the best player in the world.” Mbappé has yet to win the award, while Harry Kane is also among the leading contenders after scoring 73 goals last season. The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place in London on October 26.
