Due to the disruption to world sport because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no award in 2020.
Current Rankings -
N’Golo Kante
Lionel Messi
Robert Lewandowski
Kylian Mbappe
Cristiano Ronaldo
Romelu Lukaku
Karim Benzema
Kevin De Bruyne
Luiz Suarez
Harry Kane
Although the prize will not be handed out until December, performances over the coming weeks will go a long way to deciding who will and won’t succeed 2019 winner Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have almost exclusively held the Ballon d’Or between them over the past 12 years.
Since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge at the end of January, Kante has taken his game to the next level. The German manager has always been a big fan of Kante’s skills and tried to recruit him at PSG. Together at Chelsea, they’ve worked a lot on the Frenchman’s positioning, his ball retention and his ball progression; Tuchel also gave him the confidence and the freedom to allow him to roam and play like he did against Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City and other elite opponents.
A lot of people thinks that Kante could and should win the Ballon d’Or at the end of the year. The feeling within the French football world is that if Les Bleus have a really good Euros, the former Caen and Leicester man will be right at the top of the list.
Jorginho enters the race for the ballon’dOR! He has been outstanding for Italy as well as Chelsea. Many experts are saying that if Italy manage to win the Euro 2020 the Italian midfielder has a very good chance of winning. Many fans are calling him the Luka Modric of 2021.
Gazzetta dello Sport
Champions League winner
