2026 Golden Boy Awards: Final 25 Nominees Unveiled
Pau Cubarsí leads a 25-player shortlist selected from a data-driven top 20 and five wild cards, with 50 European reporters set to vote.
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2026 Golden Boy Awards: Final 25 nominees unveiled
The organizers of the Golden Boy Awards, Tuttosport, have released the list of their 25 finalists for this year. It is led by Barcelona defender, Pau Cubarsí, who is widely regarded as the favourite to win it. Yan Diomande, who moved from RB Leipzig to Real Madrid this summer, also made the cut. Others include […] 2026 Golden Boy Awards: Final 25 nominees unveiled
The most players from Spain - 25 nominees for the Golden Boy Award have been announced, <p>Pau Kubarsi has become the main favorite of Golden Boy 2026, and Lamine Yamal does not claim victory due to the previous award. Laureate will be announced in November.</p>
The Premier League is the most represented championship in the finals of the prize for footballers sub.21, when counting eight players.
The Italian daily Tuttosport revealed the list of the 25 candidates for the Golden Boy 2026, which is led by two Spanish players World Champions, both from Barcelona, is Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí. The Golden Boy is an award awarded annually by the Italian daily to the best player Sub 21 and which has arrived in its time at the hands of internationally consolidated players currently like Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haalad and Pedri …
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