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Ballon d’Or 2026 power rankings: Who leads race ahead of tonight’s ceremony

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Here’s how the top 10 contenders, including Harry Kane and Lamine Yamal, rank in the race to lift the Ballon d’Or ahead of tonight’s ceremony

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