The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious annual football award presented by France Football. This magazine has been presenting this award to the best footballer of the year regularly since 1958. At the end of the year, journalists, coaches, and national team captains vote to choose the best footballer in Europe. Every professional footballer's ultimate dream is to win this award. The best players from the clubs that won the Champions League and domestic leagues are usually nominated for the award. The eventual winner is then decided by vote. Who will win the Ballon d'Or 2021 is discussed in this article.
The front-runners for the prestigious Ballon d'Or 2021 award
We've compiled a list of the best performers so far this year to see who may win the Ballon d'Or 2021 award. Let's take a look at the top 10 players who are on this list.
10) Neymar (Brazil & Paris Saint-Germain) Achievements in 2021:
Coupe de France &Trophee des Champions
Brazil's star player Neymar had a decent season with PSG. He was unable to participate in the Champions League quarterfinals due to injury and also failed to assist PSG in winning the domestic league title. Even then, Neymar had shown his charisma in several matches of the 2020/21 season for Paris Saint-Germain.
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09) KylianMbappe (Paris Saint-Germain& France)
Achievements in 2021: Coupe de France &Trophee des Champions
Neymar's teammate KylianMbappe has been in great form this year. Mbappe is scoring regular goals for Paris. Although he could not win any big trophy with PSG, on an individual level he was outstanding.
08) Ruben Dias (Manchester City & Portugal)
Achievements in 2021: Premier League & Carabao Cup
Portugal's Ruben Dias was Manchester City's top player last season. He was in charge of Manchester's defense last season. Ruben Diaz will be hoping to make an impression during the Euro 2021 tournament for Portugal.
07) Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich & Germany)
Achievements in 2021: Bundesliga&FifaClub World Cup
Bayern Munich's Polish goal machine Robert Lewandowski was in superb form last season. However, Bayern Munich was unable to win anything other than the FIFA Club World Cup at the start of the year and the Bundesliga.
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06) Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid & Uruguay)
Achievements in 2021: La Liga
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez left Barcelona last season to join Atletico Madrid. Suarez won La Liga for Atletico Madrid and made an invaluable contribution in winning the Spanish La Liga trophy for Atletico.
05) Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus& Portugal)
Achievements in 2021: Coppa Italia &SupercoppaItaliana
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had maintained his goal-scoring ability in the last season for Juventas. However, the season did not particularly go well for his club. Juventus confirmed their next season Champions League spot in the last match of the league.
04) Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
Achievements in 2021: Copa del Rey
On an individual level, Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is playing well enough this year. He has netted 28 goals this year but Barcelona could not win anything other than the Copa del Rey last season.
03) RomeluLukaku (Inter Milan & Belgium)
Achievements in 2021: Serie A
Striker RomeluLukaku played a key role in Inter Milan's Serie A triumph last season. He was in magnificent form throughout the last season. So the Belgian striker is one of the prime contenders to win the next Ballon d'Or trophy.
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02) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
Achievements in 2021: Premier League & Carabao Cup
Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City is currently one of the top midfielders in the world. Kevin may win the Ballon d'Or award for the first time if he performs well for the national team at Euro 2021.
01) N'GoloKante (Chelsea & France)
Achievements in 2021: Champions League
Chelsea and France's standout midfielder N'GoloKante knows how to take possession in the middle. His contribution to Chelsea's Champions League victory was crucial. Kante won the best player of the match award three times in a row in the last season CL from the semi-final to the final. So, Kante is one of the hot favorites to win the Ballon d'Or 2021 award.
Bottom Line
Winning the Ballon d'Or at least once is the dream of every professional footballer. Because the athlete who receives this award is highly regarded and admired by everyone. Many famous footballers of the world have established themselves as one of the best players in history by winning this award multiple times. The Frenchman N'GoloKante is one of the favorites to win the Ballon d'Or 2021 this year because he was instrumental in Chelsea's Champions League victory. However, the equation may change if any star player does well in the Euro 2021 tournament.