Is Max Dowman up for Young Talent of the Year award? Arsenal Ballon d'Or nominations announced

The Kopa Trophy, otherwise known as the Men’s Young Talent of the Year, is a prestigious individual prize from France Football handed annually to the best performing footballer in the world under the age of 21.Instead, the 10 players on the Kopa Trophy 2026 shortlist are Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi, Aston Villa signing Johan Manzambi, Ayyoub Bouaddi - who joined Manchester City in the summer - new Real Madrid winger Yan Diomande, Kerim Alajbegovic, Lennart Karl, Ibrahim Maza, Warren Zaire-Emery, Yamal and his Barcelona team-mate Pau Cubarsi.Lamine Yamal could win the Kopa Trophy for a third year in a rowAFP/Getty"He was unbelievable again; some of the actions and connections that he can give us on the pitch are just a joy to watch,” Arteta said afterwards."He was really efficient; he’s getting more and more active in action; he can sustain for longer periods, and we know the talent that we have.“We're going to make sure that when we just throw him there, he's ready to handle that at every level, and it's not just that he can run past somebody.“There's a lot more things that we need to look after him, but he will dictate that in terms of how he behaves every single day and how many reasons he gives to play because he's part of our squad, like anybody else, no different.Read More“The only thing that we have to manage is that he needs to constantly be aware that he needs to be prepared for what he needs to do.”