2026 Ballon d'Or: Best Player in the World - Dembele Names Player to Win Award
Dembélé called his PSG teammate the best player in the world as both forwards made the 30-man nominees list.
- Teammates Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have publicly backed each other to win the 2026 Ballon, with both players among the 30-man nominees list for this year's award.
- Ousmane Dembele, who won the Ballon last year ahead of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, is currently in the running to retain the prize for Paris Saint-Germain.
- Dembele hailed Kvaratskhelia as "the best player in the world," while Kvaratskhelia believes Dembele should retain the prize for his leadership of the team.
- The winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on October 26, with both players competing within the club for the prestigious award.
- Paris Saint-Germain won both the LaLiga and Champions League trophies last season, bolstering the cases for both nominees through their pivotal club performances.
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2026 Ballon d'Or: He's incredible - Kvaratskhelia names player to win award
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, has tipped team mate Ousmane Dembélé to win this year’s Ballon d’Or. Both players have made the 30-man nominees’ shortlist for the award. But Kvaratskhelia believes Dembélé should retain the prize this year for how he leads the PSG team. He said: “I’d vote for Ousmane Dembélé as Ballon d’Or, […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: He’s incredible – Kvaratskhelia names player to win award
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Reigning Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele has backed his PSG team-mate Khvich Kvaratskheli in the fight for this prestigious award. The Frenchman praised the Georgian's incredible form, although Kvaratskhelia insists he would vote for Dembele to retain that accolade.
Quoted to receive the world's best prize for the second time in a row, the Frenchman Osmane Dembélé revealed that he was cheering for another Paris Saint-Germain player. According to the attacker, the best of the last season was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, one of the team's highlights in winning the Champions League 2025/26. The athlete's statement was given in an interview [...] The post Dembélé points out PSG's companion as the best player in the w…
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