Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe excluded from Ballon d'Or top 3 as Troy Deeney makes prediction

Troy Deeney has controversially left Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe out of his top three Ballon d’Or picks. The 2026 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony takes place on October 26 at the London Palladium Theatre. It will be hosted in London for the first time to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the award, given its inaugural winner was England’s Stanley Matthews. Due to the sheer number of stars performing at a world- class level over the past year and the lack of a single standout player, it is one of the most difficult men’s Ballon d’Or ceremonies to predict in recent…