Ballon d’Or 2026: ‘They turned against him’ – France legend Papin on why Mbappé didn’t win award

France football legend, Jean-Pierre Papin has criticised Kylian Mbappé’s approach to his 2026 Ballon d’Or campaign, arguing that the Real Madrid forward’s public efforts to promote his individual achievements worked against him.Papin, who won the Ballon d’Or in 1991, made the comments after Mbappé finished second behind England captain Harry Kane in the 2026 award voting in London on Monday, October 26.