2026 Ballon d'Or: Messi could snub event as Kane, Yamal emerge favourites

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12.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/2026/09/Messi-12.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12-300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12-400x240.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12-590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Messi-12-1024x614.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Argentina football legend, Lionel Messi, might not attend the 2026 Ballon d&#39;Or ceremony next Monday. According to Sport, Messi has not decided if he will fly to London, UK for this year&#39;s event. On Thursday, the 39-year-old picked up the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports at a ceremony in Oviedo, Spain. However, he [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/23/2026-ballon-dor-messi-could-snub-event-as-kane-yamal-emerge-favourites/">2026 Ballon d'Or: Messi could snub event as Kane, Yamal emerge favourites</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.