Kane or Yamal? 2026 Ballon d'Or Winner | Bruno Fernandes and Van Dijk Contract Latest
Sophie Evans and Ben Jacobs present a Market Madness Ballon d’Or special, ahead of the ceremony at the London Palladium on Monday 26 October, the first ever held in London. Bild’s head of football, Christian Falk, makes the case for Harry Kane after his 73-goal season for Bayern and England. Ben speaks to Guillem Balagué about Lamine Yamal and the view from Spain, and to Elena Sadiku, who’s nominated for Women’s Coach of the Year. Between them, we’ve got predictions for the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or, the coaches, the goalkeepers, the young players and the clubs. Ben also delivers the latest transfer news, answering your questions in his weekly mailbag, including: Where things stand with Bruno Fernandes and Harry Kane’s contracts The latest on Virgil van Dijk, Rio Ngumoha, Alisson and Alexis Mac Allister at Liverpool Is Daniel Farke closer to signing a new Leeds deal? Is Mikel Arteta happy with his options after injuries to Bukayo Saka and Christos Tzolis? All that and more on Market Madness.