This Monday (30) France Football magazine kicked off the event that will reward the best players in the world from last season.
The 2023 ‘Golden Ball’ has already confirmed the first names in the ranking of 30 nominees, leaving only the top-10. Once again, Lionel Messi emerges as the big favorite, mainly due to winning the World Cup with Argentina. The star, now at Inter Miami, is the biggest winner of the award, with seven trophies.
2023 Ballon d’Or
Vinícius Júnior is the only Brazilian confirmed in the top-10 of the award. (Photo: Reproduction/Lucas Figueiredo/CBF)
The complete list of first-place winners has yet to be announced, but Vinícius Júnior is the only confirmed Brazilian and also has a chance of winning the award. The striker had another outstanding year at Real Madrid and caught attention in several aspects.
Among the other favorites, in addition to Messi, are strikers Haaland, Champions League winner with Manchester City, and Mbappé, runner-up in the World Cup with France. Current winner, Frenchman Benzema, currently in Saudi football, is confirmed in 16th place and out of contention.
A guaranteed presence in previous years, striker Cristiano Ronaldo was already off the list when the 30 best in the world were announced. Just like Neymar, who had little prominence compared to previous years. Later today, France Football will confirm who is the current best player in the world, according to the magazine’s criteria.
Check the ranking confirmed so far
11: Wrong (Liverpool e Egito)
12: Lewandowski (Barcelona and Poland)
13: Bonus: (Seville/Al-Hilal and Marrocos)
14: Gündogan (Manchester City/Barcelona and Germany)
15: Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa and Argentina)
16: Benzema (Real Madrid/Al-Ittihad and France)
17: Kvaratskhelia (Napoli and Georgia)
18: Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund/Real Madrid and England)
19: Harry Kane (Tottenham/Bayern Munich and England)
20: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
21: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid and France)
22: Kim Min-Jae (Bayern Munich and South Korea)
23: André Onana (Inter Milan/Manchester United and Cameroon)
24: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal and England)
25: Josko Guardiol (Manchester City and Croatia)
26: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich and Germany)
27: Nico Barella (Inter Milan and Italy)
28: Martin Ödegaard (Arsenal and Norway)
28: Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt/PSG and France)
30: Rúben Dias (Manchester City and Portugal)
Featured photo: Lionel Messi, big favorite for the award, celebrates the World Cup title with Argentina. Reproduction/Instagram/@leomessi
2023-10-30 19:35:25
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