2026 Ballon d'Or: A scandal - Deco blasts organisers for snubbing two players
Deco said Lamine Yamal should be the favourite after helping Barcelona win two trophies and Spain lift the World Cup.
- Organizers revealed the 30-man Ballon d'Or nominees' shortlist on Tuesday, featuring Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal, with the winner to be announced in London on October 26.
- Barcelona sporting director Deco described the omission of Pedri and Raphinha as "a scandal," telling RAC 1 there are "injustices in the awards" despite the club's Copa del Rey and LaLiga titles.
- The 19-year-old helped Spain win the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico while playing a pivotal role as Barcelona retained La Liga. Deco argued there should be "no discussion" around the winner.
- On Wednesday, Barcelona president Joan Laporta expressed pride in the nominations, calling Yamal "spectacular" and "a genius," though he lamented Pedri and Raphinha's exclusion from the 30-man shortlist.
- Voting involves a panel of journalists from France Football and L'Equipe, with each position awarded points ranging from 15 for First Place to one point for Tenth place.
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The list of nominees for the Ballon d'Or was released, and Barcelona's sporting director Deco criticized it in not very choice words.
Barcelona's sporting director criticized the absence of Pedri and Raphinha from the list of nominees.
“It’s a worldwide scandal” - Barcelona chief Deco hits out at Pedri and Raphinha missing out on Ballon d'Or shortlist
Barcelona sporting director Deco minced no words about the exclusion of attacker Raphinha and midfielder Pedri in the 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist announced by France Football earlier this week.
2026 Ballon d'Or: A scandal - Deco blasts organisers for snubbing two players
Barcelona sporting director, Deco, has hit out at the organisers of the Ballon d’Or for excluding two of the club’s players from the 30-man nominees’ shortlist released on Tuesday. The duo of Pedri and Raphinha are two of the notable names that were left out. Barca only have Lamine Yamal included in the shortlist, despite the […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: A scandal – Deco blasts organisers for snubbing two players
The sporting director of FC Barcelona, Deco, is very clueless as to why Pedri and Raphinha are not among the 30 nominees for the Ballon d'Or award. This is what he describes in an interview with RAC1
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