Vensan Garsiya: Spaniards split their voices between Rodri and Yamal
The reason why 19-year-old Lamine Yamal, the reigning World Cup and La Liga champion, failed to win the top prize at the "Ballon d'Or 2026" ceremony in London has been revealed. One.uz reports on this.
France Football's editor-in-chief and award director Vincent Garcia clarified the issue in an interview with Sport.es. The distribution of votes and the phenomenon of team football According to Garcia, the division of votes among members of the Spanish national team and the high ratings received by Barcelona midfielder Rodri prevented Yamal from winning the top award.
He openly explained the decisive psychological and tactical factors in the voting. Due to the rivalry among Spanish stars, the votes were split between Rodri and Lamine Yamal.
Rodri attracted a portion of the crucial votes that could have gone to Lamine. The Spanish national team relied on a cohesive system rather than individual players during the 2026 World Cup.
Therefore, it was difficult for the jury to highlight the individual role of a single player. Yamal's performance at the World Cup was also taken into account.
According to the organizer, Lamine started the tournament with an injury and scored only one goal during the competition. Harry Kane's superiority and the personal voting confession The event's director also spoke about the superiority of the winner, Harry Kane, and his own choice.
Speaking about Kane's perfect brilliance, he emphasized that he is truly a great goalscorer. The jury considered him the player who demonstrated the most balanced qualities among all nominees.
Vincent Garcia admitted that he himself voted for a nominee who did not ultimately win. I also voted for a player who did not win.
I believe he was also very deserving of the award. You will find out more about this on Saturday, he added.
Source: One.uz
