Ballon d’Or 2026: Curbasi, Diomande, and Yamal for Men’s Young Talent Award
Barcelona World Cup winner Pau Curbasi and Real Madrid’s record 2026 summer signing Yan Diomande are among 10 players nominated for the Ballon d’Or Young Players of the Year Award.
The list was released minutes ago by organisers also contains the previous winner and last season’s first runner-up, Lamine Yamal.
See the full list below:
🇧🇦 Kerim Alajbegović
🇲🇦 Ayyoub Bouaddi
🇪🇸 Pau Cubarsí
🇨🇮 Yan Diomandé
🇩🇪 Lennart Karl
🇫🇷 Éli Junior Kroupi
🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal
🇨🇭 Johan Manzambi
🇩🇿 Ibrahim Maza
🇫🇷 Warren Zaïre-Emery
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