Robert Lewandowski became a world footballer in 2020, the Bayern star has never won the Ballon d’Or. That should change tonight. But the competition is tough. All information in the live ticker.
The football world looks to Paris, because the winner of the Ballon d’Or is announced in the Theater du Chatelet. Every year “France Football” magazine honors the best footballer of the calendar year. There was no winner in 2020 because of the corona pandemic, so Lionel Messi is still the reigning title holder. It could look different today. And other trophies will be given out. The gala in the live ticker:
9:55 p.m. – Lionel Messi is Footballer of the Year
As expected, Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d’Or 2021. This puts Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski in second place.
9:53 pm – Now it’s getting hot – Messi or Lewandowski? Who will be footballer of the year 2021?
9:50 p.m. – Tuchel’s Chelsea is the team of the year
To keep the tension going even longer, the club of the year continues. For this, the team of Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea FC, is chosen. The English team won the Champions League in May. The award goes not only to the London men’s team, but also to the women. Because they became English champions in early summer.
9:48 pm – That leaves the two favorites: Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi agree on the prize among themselves.
9:46 pm – According to the ranking, Chelsea’s N’golo Kante is the fifth best footballer in the world, followed by Karim Benzema and Jorginho.
9:38 pm – The video now shows the five remaining players from the Footballer of the Year rating. Karim Benzema, Jorginho, N’golo Kante, Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi are still in the running.
9:34 pm – As with the previous winners, Donnarumma also shows sequences with his best scenes of the year. Of course, the European championship is in the foreground.
9:32 p.m. – Donnarumma is goalkeeper of the year
It goes very fast. Now the best goalkeeper of the year is being honored. Unsurprisingly, Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma wins. The 22-year-old became European champion with the Italians in the summer – and impressed with his strong charisma at the tournament. Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer is left empty-handed.
9:30 p.m. – It continues with the top ten men. Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne is eighth, Liverpool’s Mo Salah is seventh and Cristiano Ronaldo is only sixth. Despite his mixed year, the Portuguese won’t like that.
9:23 pm – Thanks to Pedri and Putellas, it is already a successful evening for the troubled top club FC Barcelona. Both stars play for the Spaniards.
9:21 pm – Putellas emphasizes that although she won the title as an individual, she would never have been able to do so without her team. She also says that she won the award for her parents, especially the father.
9:19 p.m. – Putellas is the best female footballer of the year
Alexia Putellas is voted the best female footballer of the year. The FC Barcelona player won the Champions League with the Catalans this year.
9:18 pm – Before there is the hot phase for the men’s prize, the best female footballer in the world will now be honored.
9:17 pm – Kylian Mbappé is now on stage speaking.
9:09 pm – Now there is a short pause.
9:07 pm – The first places in the top ten of the Ballon d’Or main prize have been awarded: Tenth place goes to the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma, the ninth place goes to Paris star Kylian Mbappé.
9:05 pm – Lewandowski is now speaking. The goalscorer says his favorite goal is definitely one with fans in the stadium.
9:02 pm – Now a video will be shown with the 10 best goals of the year from the Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski.
9:00 p.m. – Lewandowski is the best “striker”
Robert Lewandowski receives his first title of the evening, but not yet as the best player in the world. The Pole is named the top scorer of the year.
8:55 p.m. – Remembering Maradona and Müller
Video clips are now being shown of football legends who have passed away since the last award. Diego Maradona, remembered by Lionel Messi, died almost exactly a year ago. It is also about the “bomber” Gerd Müller, about whom Bayern star Robert Lewandowski loses a few words.
8:50 pm – Now game sequences are shown that make it clear why the 19-year-old won the category.
8:49 p.m. – Pedri best U20 player
First, the best U20 player is announced. Five players are shortlisted, the Spaniard Pedri won the award. In second place is BVB youngster Jude Bellingham, third is Bayern’s Jamal Musiala. A strong ranking for the Bundesliga.
Pedri on his contract extension: The 19-year-old from FC Barcelona has been named the best young player of the year. (Source: Nur Photo / imago images)
8:48 pm – Now a former laureate comes into the room: Fabio Cannavaro. The Italian center-back is one of two defenders to have won the Ballon d’Or so far.
8:46 pm – Now Alonso and Ocon leave the stage. The two moderators take over again.
8:43 pm – Didier Drogba gives the two Formula 1 drivers a small present. Alonso receives a jersey of the Spanish national team, Ocon one of France. Drogba has signed both jerseys.
8:41 pm – It is now also known who carried the balls into the hall. It’s the Formula 1 legends Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon.
8:39 p.m. – Game scenes by Didier Drogba are now being shown. The football legend moderates the Ballon d’Or awards.
8:37 p.m. – The golden balls, prizes for the winners, are carried into the hall.
8:30 p.m. – It starts. Football legend Didier Drogba and presenter Sandy Heribert open the event.
8:25 pm – One of the disappointed tonight is likely to be another Paris star. Offensive artist Neymar was only ranked 16th. The Brazilian won’t like that at all.
8:15 p.m. – Lionel Messi is here
Lionel Messi has his appearance at the Theater du Chatelet. And it’s very striking: the Paris star has his whole family with him, and like his kids, wears a glittering outfit.
The Ballon d’Or awards (Quelle: Reuters)
8:10 p.m. – These players land in the top 10 and can still hope for the Ballon d’Or 2021: N’golo Kante, Jorginho (both Chelsea FC), Gianluigi Donnarumma, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe (all Paris Saint-Germain), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool FC).
7:55 pm – England star Harry Kane only landed in 23rd place. The Tottenham Hotspur striker scored four goals in one half at the end of the World Cup qualifying against football dwarf San Marino. He was also almost the top scorer at the European Championships in the summer with four goals
7:50 pm – Erling Haaland did not make it into the top 10 best footballers. The Norwegian from Borussia Dortmund landed in eleventh place in the ranking.
7.45 p.m. – Two more awards were added to the four well-known trophies at short notice. In addition to the category of the best team of the year, there is also the category of top scorer. Was it today as a consolation for Bayern star Robert Lewandowski? It is quite possible that the Pole will receive this award and Lionel Messi will be voted the best footballer of the calendar year for it.
Robert Lewandowski: The Bayern striker brought his wife Anna Lewandowska to the gala. (Source: Franck Fife / AFP / dpa)
7:40 pm – In addition to the men’s Ballon d’Or, the women’s Ballon d’Or is also awarded. However, there is no German participation there. But there are two other trophies. Manuel Neuer is nominated for the best goalkeeper, and for the best player under 20 there are four Bundesliga professionals in Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Giovanni Reyna and Jude Bellingham.
7:35 pm – Until 2016, the Ballon d’Or was also Fifa’s choice of world footballers. There are now two different award ceremonies. That is why Robert Lewandowski can call himself a world footballer because he won the election in 2020, but he is not yet the winner of the Ballon d’Or. By the way: With Erling Haaland, another Bundesliga striker has been nominated.
19:30 o’clock – Welcome to the live ticker for the allocation of the Ballon d’Or 2021.
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