Real’s Mbappe embraces Ballon d’Or talk after historic World Cup goals

Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe says it is natural for people to consider him a potential Ballon d’Or winner this year after his World Cup exploits.The France captain scored 10 goals at the tournament this summer to win the Golden Boot, with his country finishing fourth. He has netted 22 in the competition, making him the World Cup’s all-time top scorer.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Life became too hard’: Egypt’s vanishing wrestlers and a sport in crisislist 2 of 4Lights, camera, action: Irksome influencers at the US Open are here to staylist 3 of 4Pakistan captain Fatima Sana fined over Shafali Verma gesture in Asia Cuplist 4 of 4Sabalenka interrupts US Open match against Rakhimova over cannabis smellend of listMbappe, 27, has not yet won the prestigious trophy given to the world’s best player.“I think that when you play for Real Madrid, which is the best club in the world, naturally people associate you with that kind of award, they associate you with collective awards, individual awards,” Mbappe told reporters.“A lot of people, when they see me in the street, talk to me about the Ballon d’Or, a lot of people talk about me as a ...