{"id":6328,"date":"2026-09-28T18:43:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6328"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:43:48","slug":"every-player-wants-to-win-it-kylian-mbappe-eyes-first-ballon-dor-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=6328","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Every player wants to win it\u2019: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 eyes first Ballon d\u2019Or award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soccer superstar\u00a0Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong>\u00a0says there is no \u201cfrustration\u201d over not yet winning a Ballon d\u2019Or \u2013 an annual award given to the world\u2019s best player \u2013 but tells CNN\u2019s\u00a0Amanda Davies<\/strong>\u00a0that this \u201ccould be a good year for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Real Madrid’s Spanish forward #10 Kylian Mbappe attempts to score during the Spanish league football match between Elche CF and Real Madrid CF at Martinez Valero Stadium in Elche on September 15, 2026. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 did not win any silverware last season, finishing fourth at the World Cup with France and failing to win a trophy with Real Madrid.<\/p>\n

But speaking to CNN amid a new sponsorship deal with sportswear brand On, he says he still has a chance of winning, arguing that the award should be given to the best individual player.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball is a collective sport, but there are collective trophies to represent that collective supremacy,\u201d he told Davies. \u201cWhen you talk about the Ballon d\u2019Or, you give it to one player, so you give it to the best player.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA frustration? No,\u201d he told Davies about never having won it.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause, as a competitor, you always want to win everything. So at the end of the day, of course you want to win it, every player wants to win it, but we have to wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

And although falling just short of winning a second World Cup trophy with France, Mbapp\u00e9 also had a tournament to remember. The 27-year-old became the World Cup\u2019s all-time top scorer, netting a record-breaking 22nd goal during the third-place playoff against England.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something that I couldn\u2019t imagine,\u201d he says about the achievement. \u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s part of history, part of the legacy that I want to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key quotes from Kylian Mbapp\u00e9:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 on whether he\u2019s frustrated at not yet having won the Ballon d\u2019Or and whether he can do this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Frustration? No because as a competitor you always want to win everything. So at the end of the day of course you want to win it, every player wants to win it but we have to wait. We have few players in the race right now and we’re gonna see what’s gonna happen in October and but I think it can be a good year for me.”<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 on what players should be judged on for this year\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think when you talk about the Ballon d’Or, you talk about individual awards, so it’s individual performance, the guy who will write history will show on the biggest scene that is the best player in the world. So at the end for me it always has to be the case when you talk about the Ballon d’Or, you give to one player, so you give to the best player and the guy who show you that he’s the best and show that in every big competition shows something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kylian Mabpp\u00e9 on France\u2019s performance at this summer\u2019s FIFA World Cup in North America:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We were a great team, everybody saw we are one of the best teams in the world, everybody saw, but we have to work on the details to be the best team in the world, and I think also everybody saw this. So at the end of the day it was an amazing experience for us because I think we gave pleasure to the fans all around the world, but we didn’t achieve what we wanted to achieve but I cannot say it’s a failure because it would be unfair for everything we did, but at the end of the day, the details are really important when you want to be the very best.”<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 on becoming the all-time top goalscorer at the men\u2019s FIFA World Cup this past summer\u2019s tournament in North America:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s something that I couldn’t imagine to be able to be the best scorer of the whole time of the World Cup, the competition who saw all the greatest player of all time, all the greatest athletes, all the greatest icons that I idolized when I was younger, and to be able to be this guy at only 27, it’s sound surreal, but at the end of the day it’s part of history, part of the legacy that I want to build in the world of football and I want to still achieve many things in the World Cup and in every competition that I can\u00a0play.”<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 on the working with the new France men\u2019s national team coach Zinedine Zidane:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Pretty nice! Amazing! Another era star in the national team. We are really happy to have him. Let’s see what we’re going to do. I think everybody expected a lot from us, from him also so because what he means for us as French people, but it’s a good pressure because at the end of the day it’s football and we can’t wait to play and\u00a0win games.”<\/p>\n

Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 on ending his 20-year journey with Nike and signing for Swiss sportswear brand, On:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a new chapter, a new challenge, a new opportunity. I think it’s also part of a moment in my life that I want to change, I had an evolution as a person, as a player, of course everybody saw, but, as a person also I wanted something different. I wanted to be at the start of a journey to build a legacy, completely build the legacy and it was the perfect opportunity for me. I really take it also as a responsibility for the fans of football and my fans, because I want to deliver something right for them that they can feel comfortable with the product and with everything we’re going to deliver to them.”<\/p>\n

Kylian reflects on his lasting legacy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s part of history, part of the legacy that I want to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

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