⚽ Kante, Messi, Lewandowski? Who will win the 2021 Ballon d'OR?

Lionel Messi Copa America stats🐐

• 4 goals (Top scorer)
• 5 assists (Top assister)
• 2 free kicks
• 19 chances created
• 24 dribbles
• 15 key passes
• 48 duels won
• 13 long balls
• 4 MOTM

7th Balon d’or incoming? :yum:

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Messi for 7th Ballon d’Or! :star_struck:

It’s just amazing to see Messi be the front runner for 2021 Ballon d’Or but what I am excited about is his performance at the World Cup 2022.

I sincerely hope that Messi shines in the Qatar World Cup 2022 and wins the most coveted trophy before his inevitable retirement in few years. I hope the :argentina: team performs top-notch and back him fully to work his magic all the way to a championship win! :v: :argentina: :trophy: :two: :zero: :two: :two: :confetti_ball:

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It’s one of the most fascinating races for the Ballon d’Or in years.

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Lionel Messi in 2021.

38 games played.

33 goals scored.

25 Man of the Match awards.

14 assists provided.

2 trophies won.

7Th ballon D’Or :eyes:

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Stat Leaders in UEFA Euro 2021,

Most goals - :portugal: Ronaldo (5)
Most assists - :switzerland: Steven Zuber (4)
Most free kicks - :denmark: Damsgaard (1)
Most key passes - :it: Marco Veratti (14)
Most chances created - :belgium: De Bruyne (16)
Most successful dribbles - :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sterling (23)
Most accurate through balls - :ceuta_and_melilla: Pedri (4)
Most shot creating actions - :ceuta_and_melilla: Pedri (27)
Most goal creating actions - :ceuta_and_melilla: Pedri (5)

Stat Leaders in Copa América 2021,

Most goals - :argentina: Lionel Messi (4)
Most assists - :argentina: Lionel Messi (5)
Most free kicks - :argentina: Lionel Messi (2)
Most key passes - :argentina: Lionel Messi (22)
Most chances created - :argentina: Lionel Messi (26)
Most successful dribbles - :argentina: Lionel Messi (36)
Most goal creating actions - :argentina: Lionel Messi (8)
Most shot creating actions - :argentina: Lionel Messi (46)
Most accurate through balls - :argentina: Lionel Messi (4)

LIONEL MESSI IS SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE! :open_mouth:

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Lionel Messi was named Man of the Match in SIXTY-EIGHT percent of the games he played in 2021 :exploding_head:

Another day crazy Lionel Messi stat :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Jorginho’s name has been put forward as a possible outsider in the running for this year’s Ballon d’Or, with the player himself admitting it will be hard to find someone who has amassed as many trophies as he has.

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Jorginho on his chances!

“We all have dreams, but I’ll be honest, it depends on the criteria a decision is made based on. If we’re talking about talent then I know I’m not the best in the world. But if it’s going on titles, then nobody has won more than I have this season. How could I compare myself to Messi, Neymar or Cristiano Ronaldo? They’ve completely different characteristics to me. But, I repeat, it depends on the criteria." says the Italian midfielder.

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He actually has a point here! But we all know the award is based more on individual accolades rather than team achievement. The likes of Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe are most probably ahead of him in that aspect.

Jorginho still deserves a shout regardless though. I’m still backing him to be among the top 3 players for the award. :blush:

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Lewandowski since the start of last season:

:black_small_square: 59 goals
:black_small_square: 11 assists
:black_small_square: Bundesliga top scorer
:black_small_square: European top scorer
:black_small_square: Club World Cup Golden Ball
:black_small_square: Broke Gerd Muller’s scoring record
:black_small_square: Bundesliga :trophy:
:black_small_square: Club World Cup :trophy:
:black_small_square: 2x German Super Cup :trophy::trophy:

Ballon d’Or contention? :triumph:

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