There's one more player complaining about the Golden Ball: “I am the one with the most titles”

Depos by Kylian Mbappé (of Real Madrid) Lamine Yamal (of Barcelona), this Thursday, it was the turn of another player to claim the Golden Ball, awarded annually by prestigious magazine France Football to the best player on the planet. More specifically, Fabián Ruiz (of Paris Saint-Germain).

In an extensive interview with the Spanish newspaper As, the average recalled that gave the sport season of 2025/26 with the conquest of the World Cup (by Spain), the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup, Ligue 1 and the Super Cup of France, and should also be taken into account in this discussion.

“Well, why not? The truth is, on a collective level, I was the most successful player. I think it's been seven these past few years. I'm very happy for this time, for what I've earned, feeling important, in PSG and in selection. This is important for a player, and especially for me ", started by affirming.

“The truth is that [the Golden Ball] is a very beautiful title, it is something that all players want to conquer. The fact that if you talk about me... I'm glad you recognized me for the work I did. And, well, I will try to end up in the highest possible position, why not dream about it?", added.

The 30-year-old player did not hide, moreover, that imagining himself with the Golden Ball in his hands leaves him with “a smile on his face”: “Yes, obviously, I will not lie. All players like to be recognized for their work, just like in other professions. If you do your job well and the people of were recognize it...”.

“Vitórias de Rodri and Modric are important for the football world”

Fabián Ruiz also stressed that the fact that fellow countryman Rodri Hernández was awarded the Golden Ball in 2024, before trading Manchester City for Barcelona, gives him hope in this race, as “everyone knows that it is normal for advanced people to have better numbers than averages, defenses or goalkeepers”.

“ It's more difficult for a defense to have the numbers of an advanced, but I believe that in recent years it's given too much value and importance to other factors, something that, for me, is very important. A team is made up of 11 players, plus those who are in the bench of alternates, and I believe that a defense or a goalkeeper have the same importance as a goalkeeper ", reflected.

“ In recent years, we have seen that they have won [Luka] Modric and Rodri. This is important for the football world, and especially for young people. To focus on other factors, and not just on who scores the most goals, is also important. The games win by scoring goals, but the work is of the whole group ", added.

“There are many players who have made a great season. The 30 nominees are there for some reason, and there's a lot of good players who have made a good season, but if you stay for one of those I share a locker room with, better yet. I do not see them as rivals, but as companions who also deserve to be there”, he concluded.