Ballon d'Or 2026: Troy Deeney picks favourite to win award on Monday

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Troy%20Deeney.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Troy Deeney " style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Troy%20Deeney.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/Troy%20Deeney.jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/Troy%20Deeney.jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/820x492/cms-api/media/file/Troy%20Deeney.jpg.jpg 820w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Watford legend, Troy Deeney has picked Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal as the favourite to win the 2026 Ballon d&#39;Or on Monday. Deeney believes the Spain international will claim the Ballon d&#39;Or in London ahead of Bayern Munich&#39;s Harry Kane because he won the FIFA World Cup. Speaking on CBS Sports Golazo, Deeney said, &quot;For me [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/23/post-79/">Ballon d'Or 2026: Troy Deeney picks favourite to win award on Monday</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.