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Jun 2023
52m 53s

Does Mbappe Deserve the Ballon d'Or?

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The FC crew reacts to Kylian Mbappe's comments in which the Frenchman stated he deserved to be considered for the 2023 Ballon d'Or. The guys question why Mbappe is even bringing up the award in the first place and Frank Leboeuf gives his own dark horse winner. Plus, the guys argue if Ronaldo should continue to play for Portugal and react to Kalvin Phillips explaining why he's staying at Man City next season.

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