, Mbappe offered a robust defence of his personal campaign. He stressed that the Ballon d’Or is ultimately an individual prize, rather than a direct reflection of team honours.<\/span><\/p>\n“I believe I can win \u200bit this year,” Mbappe declared. “It\u2019s one of my goals, and a short-term one at that,” Mbappe said. “People say \u200bI didn\u2019t win a trophy (for club or country), but it\u2019s an individual award. I\u2019ve never \u2060seen a Ballon d\u2019Or winner elected unanimously. Has anyone ever won with 100% of the vote? That means there\u2019s always \u200bsomeone who thought the winner didn\u2019t deserve it. <\/span><\/p>\n“There was no player better than me. We \u200cwere talking \u2060about achievements. To score that many goals in the major competitions, where all the great players are, and of course at the World Cup, the biggest event, to become the competition\u2019s all-time leading scorer – throughout my holidays, that was all people talked to me about.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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