{"id":156636,"date":"2026-09-08T13:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/2026-ballon-dor-yamal-rodri-and-the-stars-nominated-for-the-award-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:26:58","slug":"2026-ballon-dor-yamal-rodri-and-the-stars-nominated-for-the-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/2026-ballon-dor-yamal-rodri-and-the-stars-nominated-for-the-award-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or: Yamal, Rodri and the stars nominated for the award"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lamine Yamal, Rodri and other stars lead the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or nominations<\/h2>\n\n<p>The world of football has set its eyes on Paris after the list of the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or was revealed. Among the names that stand out most strongly are the Spaniards Lamine Yamal, Marc Cucurella, Rodri, and Pau Cubars\u00ed, who have been recognized for their stellar performance and their fundamental role in the Spanish national team during the conquest of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n<p>These talented Spanish players will not be alone in the contest, as the prestigious list includes the top exponents of international football, consolidating a high-level competition to determine who will succeed the current trophy holder, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, who won the award in 2025 after an outstanding season with Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global stars in the race for the trophy<\/h3>\n\n<p>The list of candidates reflects the diversity and talent that dominates the main European and global leagues. Among the contenders seeking to achieve individual glory are established figures and young promises who have made a difference in their respective clubs:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), after his outstanding participation in the World Cup cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (Real Madrid), who continues to be an offensive reference in European football.<\/li>\n<li>Erling Haaland (Manchester City), a key piece in the English team&#8217;s attack.<\/li>\n<li>Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), recognized for his consistent goal-scoring ability.<\/li>\n<li>Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), consolidated as one of the most influential midfielders of the moment.<\/li>\n<li>Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint-Germain), recent European champion.<\/li>\n<li>Luis D\u00edaz (Bayern Munich), representing South American talent in the elite.<\/li>\n<li>Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), a fundamental engine in the English team&#8217;s scheme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>This year&#8217;s selection brings together world champions, Champions League monarchs, and the most consistent footballers of the season, promising one of the most contested votes in the recent history of the Ballon d&#8217;Or.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Alofoke Deportes will continue to follow every detail of this awards process, analyzing the impact of these players who, week after week, demonstrate why they are considered the elite of the beautiful game. The anticipation grows as the ceremony that will crown the best player on the planet in this 2026 edition approaches.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamine Yamal, Rodri and other stars lead the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or nominations The world of football has set its eyes on Paris after the list of the 30 nominees for the 2026 Ballon d&#8217;Or was revealed. Among the names that stand out most strongly are the Spaniards Lamine Yamal, Marc Cucurella, Rodri, and Pau Cubars\u00ed, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[2549,6961,604,607],"class_list":{"0":"post-156636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-ballon-dor","9":"tag-nominees","10":"tag-players","11":"tag-soccer"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}