Gary Lineker criticises organisation of 2026 Ballon d’Or
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Former England international Gary Lineker criticised the organisation of the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony, calling it disastrous after Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappé. He said the French striker was barely acknowledged despite sitting in the front row in London, according to Daily Post Nigeria.
Gary Lineker, a former Barcelona striker and former England international, described the organisation of the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony as a “fiasco”. He also said that Kylian Mbappé, the French Real Madrid striker, was barely acknowledged despite sitting in the front row in London, according to the Daily Post.
The ceremony crowned Harry Kane, the English Bayern Munich striker, ahead of Mbappé. Lineker’s criticism follows several reactions to the Ballon d’Or vote and result, including the debate over whether Mbappé had long led Kane in the voting.
