Voting for the 2026 Ballon d'Or closed on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and attention has turned to who will be named the winner, according to Daily Post Nigeria. The outlet reports that a SuperComputer has predicted the top two finishers, though it did not identify them in the headline.
Coverage of the award has centred on Lamine Yamal. Pulse Ghana's Ballon d'Or Power Rankings placed the teenager at the front of the race, ahead of Rodri and Harry Kane. ZonalSports, in an exclusive report, said Yamal has won the 2026 Ballon d'Or, which would make him the first teenager to hold the award and the youngest winner in its history. That claim has not been confirmed by the award's organisers.
Diario AS also reported that the winner has been chosen, while beIN SPORTS noted that voting had closed and the countdown to the announcement had begun.
The Ballon d'Or is football's most prominent individual prize, and the outcome of this year's edition has drawn wide interest because of Yamal's age and his position among the leading candidates. Rodri and Kane were listed by Pulse Ghana as the other names at the top of its rankings.
The winner is expected to be confirmed when the award is presented. Until an official announcement is made, the reported result remains unverified.
