Ballon d’Or 2024: This is going to happen after 21 years, Messi-Ronaldo is not in the nomination, this Brazilian will win the Ballon d’Or!
The Ballon d’Or award ceremony is going to be held on Monday, October 28. This time this award can be given to Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior. However, this award has been dominated by legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The ‘Ballon d’Or’ award given to the best player of the year in global football will be held on Monday, October 28. This will be the first time in the last several years that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, two of the biggest legends of this game, will not be among the contenders. Argentina’s Messi and Ronaldo have been the winners of this title 13 times in the last 16 years. But this time both of them have not even been nominated. This is the first time since 2003 that Messi and Ronaldo have not been nominated.
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or the most 8 times
Messi is one of the few players who have won this title two years in a row. He won it for the eighth time, improving his record after making Argentina the world champion in 2022. Before Messi, the last player to win two consecutive awards was Marco van Basten. This Dutch player won the Ballon d’Or in 1988 and 1989.
Messi and Ronaldo have dominated
The dominance of Messi and Ronaldo over this title can be understood from the fact that France’s great Zinedine Zidane became its winner only once. The same applies to Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Luis Figo and George Best. The Ballon d’Or, which has been limited to European players in the past, was never won by Pele or Diego Maradona.
Who can get this award this time?
Vinicius Junior is considered the biggest contender for this year’s title. The dominance of Messi and Ronaldo was such that Vinicius would have a chance to become the first winner born in this century. No player born in the 1990s has won this title. Along with Vinicius, Rodri, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, and Lamine Yamal will also be in the race for the title. The Ballon d’Or has been given by France’s football magazine since 1956. Its winner is selected by voting of journalists from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings.
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