Ballon d’Or 2026: Lamine Yamal’s dad slams Spain over Mbappé

Mounir Nasraoui, father of Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal, has criticised Spain’s Ballon d’Or voting process, suggesting that Real Madrid’s influence played a role in his son’s failure to finish higher in the 2026 rankings.Yamal finished third in the voting with 881 points, behind Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, who claimed the award with 1,055 points, and Real Madrid forward, Kylian Mbappé, who secured 1,027 points.