Ballon d’Or: Full list of 2026 winners as Yamal takes home young talent award
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The Ballon d’Or ceremony was held in London on Monday night – with 13 winners in total.
Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe are the leading contenders to take home the highly contested men’s award, while Spain’s Alexia Putellas is the heavy favourite to win the women’s award.
Yamal did take home the first prize of the night though, winning the Young Talent of the Year award – though he believed his teammate Pau Cubarsi deserved the award instead.
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente also picked up the Men’s Coach of the Year award after guiding his country to the World Cup in North America.
Here’s the full list of the winners from the 2026 Ballon d’Or.
Men’s Young Talent of the Year
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona, Spain)
Women’s Young Talent of the Year
Vicky Lopez (Barcelona, Spain )
Women’s Coach of the Year
Pere Romeu (Barcelona)
Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis de la Fuente (Spain)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Cata Coll (Barcelona, Spain)
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year
Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao, Spain)
