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Kane, Mbappé and the collective: CBS Golazo's Ballon d'Or debate

Susannah Collins and the Morning Footy panel weigh individual recognition in a week spanning awards, cup ties and Arsenal's Anfield breakthrough.

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4:12Guillem Balagué assesses the pre-ceremony discussion around Mbappé, Yamal and Kane.
5:41Ian Joy questions individual awards overshadowing a team's collective identity.
10:04Charlie Davies identifies a shift toward players openly campaigning for the Ballon d'Or.
17:47Collins reveals a channel poll in which Mbappé receives a majority of viewers' votes.

CBS Sports Golazo's biggest draw wasn't a match. Its Ballon d'Or watchalong reached nearly 20 million views, making the awards broadcast the standout in a packed week of highlights and studio discussion.

The opening Morning Footy segment gives the occasion an interesting tension. Guillem Balagué joins Susannah Collins, Nico Cantor, Charlie Davies and Ian Joy to weigh Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, but Joy questions the habit of making a collective sport all about one player. "I don't like teams being labeled his team because it's a collective," he says. Davies, meanwhile, points to how openly players campaign for the prize.

The comments center on congratulations for Kane, with self-described Arsenal, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest supporters putting club allegiances aside. Those responses are a different conversation from the opening studio poll, where Mbappé was viewers' preferred pick.

Across the rest of the week, Liverpool-Chelsea drew the largest audience among the match highlights, followed by Fleetwood Town-Arsenal and Manchester City-Brighton. The freshest momentum has moved to Juventus-Napoli, with the panel's analysis of Arsenal's Anfield win also gathering views. Hannah Cash, Nigel Reo-Coker, Tony Meola and Paul Dalglish examine Havertz's contribution and Liverpool's disputed penalty appeals.

The channel added 20,000 subscribers over the week. Its weekly views were the highest among the nearby football channels here, while DAZN Football had a particularly large subscriber gain and B/R Football remained steady. Golazo's daily viewing has since eased to roughly half its usual level, with the awards rush giving way to the weekend's football.

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He fully deserves it. Harry Kane and the Ballon d'Or trophy look great together.👌
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Nottingham forest fan sending my happy vibes and support to our England captain and legend Harry kane hurricane 🌀 ❤ long may he reign ❤ ❤
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I'm a a Liverpool fan well done Harry kean u deasverd for every ting u done in football ynwa Harry ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⚽⚽
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Congratulations to Harry kane,well deserved ballon d'or tonight 🎉
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You deserves Harry! Geetings from Rosario, Argentina.
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Congratulations to Harry.
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