Ashvetia: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia deserved a place in the Ballon d’Or top three

Former Lokomotiv Moscow player Mikhail Ashvetia says he was surprised that Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia finished sixth in the voting for the 2026 Ballon d’Or.

“I did not expect Khvicha to be in sixth place. He should have been at least in the top three,” Ashvetia said in an exclusive interview with the online publication Euro-Futbol.Ru.

The award was won by Harry Kane.

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