Overview

• Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said players should attend to honor the winners and predicted 18-year-old Lamine Yamal will lift the trophy in the future.
• France Football’s gala is scheduled for Monday at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
• Barcelona has four of the 30 nominees this year: Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal.
• Marca reports Real Madrid will not send a delegation despite nominees Vinícius Júnior, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé, following last year's boycott when Vinícius did not win.
• PSG, boosted by its Champions League title, has the largest contingent of nominees, with coverage naming Ousmane Dembélé and Yamal as leading candidates.