According to the RMC website, former French national team/PSG Sarco talked about the topic of Dembele and Yamal competing for this year's Golden Globe Awards in an interview.

Sarco publicly stated that some French sports reporters said that Yamal should win this year's Golden Globe Awards. Sarco said: "In my opinion, all French people should support Dembele. There is no room for negotiation. Yamal is an Espanyol, we are French. I think a French player should win the Golden Globe Awards after having experienced such an excellent season and winning everything."

"I don't understand why some journalists in our country still doubt that 'Dembele should win this year', We should have been united. Given everything Dembele has proved and demonstrated this year, I believe he should win the Golden Ball Award, and we should support him. We should not do the same as Ribery did when he competed with Ronaldo and Messi for the Golden Ball Awards. I don’t think everyone supported Ribery at that time, and I think it’s a pity. "

Note: Although Bayern Munich, where Ribery is located, won the Champions League, Bundesliga, German Cup and Club World Cup that season, he ranked third in the Golden Ball Awards in 2013, behind Ronaldo and Messi.