Ballon d'Or 2026: He's phenomenal - Ex-France defender, Lizarazu names player to win award

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Key context: <img width="1280" height="841" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bixente-Lizarazu.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bixente-Lizarazu.jpg 1280w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bixente-Lizarazu-300x197.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bixente-Lizarazu-1024x673.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /><p>Former France defender, Bixente Lizarazu, has named the player to win the 2026 Ballon d&#39;Or. Lizarazu picked Barcelona&#39;s Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d&#39;Or ahead of other contenders like Bayern Munich&#39;s Harry Kane and Real Madrid&#39;s Kylian Mbappe. He described the Spanish international as a phenomenal footballer who has raised the level of his [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/18/ballon-dor-2026-hes-phenomenal-ex-france-defender-lizarazu-names-player-to-win-award/">Ballon d'Or 2026: He's phenomenal - Ex-France defender, Lizarazu names player to win award </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.