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Why Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or
A domestic double winner, the Bundesliga Player of the Season and the leading assist provider at the FIFA World Cup: Michael Olise's 2025/26 campaign was certainly one to remember. With several game-winning moments to match his remarkable numbers, the Bayern Munich winger has every reason to be eyeing the 2026 Ballon d’Or.
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Give Olise a yard on the right and opposition defenders know what is coming. The shift onto his left foot, the change of pace, the pass that takes a defence out of the game: he has made the spectacular feel wonderfully familiar.
And yet, the strongest argument for crowning Olise the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner is how reliably his brilliance has yielded results for Bayern and France. His 34 direct goal involvements across the 2025/26 Bundesliga season speak to his remarkable consistency and output.
Those returns brought another Meisterschale as well as the Bundesliga Player of the Season award, where he edged out Harry Kane to collect the latter - despite the Englishman's stunning goal record.
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