Ballon d'Or: Quinones finishes 28th, the best-ever Mexican result in the rankings
Julian Quinones finished 28th in the final Ballon d'Or rankings, the best result ever by a Mexican player. The previous record belonged to Guillermo Ochoa, who was 30th in 2007. Quinones is the first player in the award's history to make the list of 30 candidates without ever having played a match in Europe. In the 2025/26 season he scored 37 goals in 35 appearances across league and cup competitions, and at the 2026 World Cup he was Mexico's top scorer with four goals.
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