The next three Ballon d’Or winners predicted and next English winner will not be Harry Kane

Lamine Yamal has been tipped to win this year’s Ballon d’Or ahead of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. That is the verdict of talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings ahead of the awards ceremony later this month. The 2026 recipient will be announced at the London Palladium on Monday, October 26. Yamal , Kane and Mbappe are seen to be amongst the frontrunners for the prestigious awards after impressive 2025/26 seasons for their respective clubs and countries. Kane won a third successive Bundesliga golden boot as he fired Bayern Munich to a domestic double in Germany.