Mbappe continues media push for Ballon d’Or recognition

France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe continued his media push to win the Ballon d’Or on Tuesday by insisting that he feels confident he will claim the prestigious award.
The 27-year-old was top scorer at the World Cup in the summer and both last season’s Champions League and La Liga.
But he won nothing as France lost in the World Cup semi-finals and Real finished second in La Liga and were bundled out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.
“They won’t announce a team in the envelope, they will announce a player,” Mbappe told RFI radio station.
“The ability to perform individually and produce eye-catching moments, that’s what stands out to people fo...