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Lamine Yamal, Cubarsí and Diomandé among 10 nominees for young player Ballon d'Or

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Spain's Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, along with Ivory Coast's Yan Diomandé, are among 10 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award for the best young player.
  • The winner will be announced on Oct. 26 in London.
  • The shortlist also includes players from France, Germany, Algeria, Bosnia, Morocco and Switzerland.

Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, Spain's world champions and Barcelona players, are among the 10 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d'Or award for the best young player. Ivory Coast international Yan Diomandé, who plays for Leipzig and Real Madrid, also made the list.

The winner will be announced on Oct. 26 in London. The remaining nominees are France's Éli Junior Kroupi of Bournemouth and Warren Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint-Germain, who won the Champions League; Germany's Lennart Karl of Bayern Munich; Algeria's Ibrahim Maza of Bayer Leverkusen; Bosnia's Kerim Alajbegović of Salzburg and Juventus; Morocco international Ayyoub Bouaddi of Lille and Manchester City; and Switzerland's Johan Manzambi of Freiburg and Aston Villa.

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