France legend Jean-Pierre Papin has called out Kylian Mbappé’s Ballon d’Or campaign, describing the Real Madrid forward’s public lobbying as “terrible for him” and saying it reminded him of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 1991 Ballon d’Or winner spoke two days after Kylian Mbappé finished second to Harry Kane in the 2026 vote in London on Monday (October 26). Kane was the only man ahead of him, and second place is the best finish of Mbappé’s career at 27.
