Mourinho backs Mbappé for 2026 Ballon d’Or, says individual brilliance should outweigh trophies
Football
José Mourinho backed Kylian Mbappé for the 2026 Ballon d’Or in a Times of India report published on August 30, 2026, arguing that individual brilliance should outweigh team trophies.
The report noted Mbappé’s record-breaking World Cup and his prolific La Liga and Champions League campaigns as strengthening his case, and quoted Mourinho saying the award should recognise the world’s best player rather than automatically rewarding Champions League or World Cup winners.