Fresh Ballon d’Or odds have placed Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal ahead of England captain Harry Kane among the leading contenders for the award.
According to Goal, the Ballon d’Or appeared poised to finally be awarded to an English player for the first time in the current century, marking the first occurrence since Michael Owen’s achievement 28 years ago.
However, in the past several hours, Spain’s World Cup-winning talent Yamal has moved ahead of the Three Lions captain, who had remained the clear favourite in recent weeks.
Quoting Planetwin365 and Betflag, Goal reports that the odds of the Spanish youngster winning the award have shortened from 3.50 to 1.75, while Kane’s odds have drifted from 1.60 to 2.25.
