My Ballon d’Or Predictions

The lead up to the Ballon d’Or 2021 reveal has been quite exciting, including various leaks on social media. The most credible has Messi as winner over Bayern Munich's Lewandowski and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo!

So, Here are My Predictions:

Lionel Messi

Robert Lewandowski

Cristiano Ronaldo

Kevin De Bruyne

Kylian Mbappé

Harry kane

Neymar da Silva Santos Jr.

Karim Benzema

Mohammad Salah

Sadio Mane

The Reasoning Behind My Predictions:

In 2021, Messi Accomplished: 40 goals, 14 assists. Won Copa America & Copa del Rey…and a move to PSG!

Although you may say that Messi had a relatively quiet start with his new club, the game against Manchester City showed us a glimpse of what is to come when he released the pressure cooker and brought home his first Parisian goal. Since then it has been a little of a roller coaster as you might expect after 17 years at Barcelona, and as a fan I am excited at the chance to see Messi take on a new opportunity to showcase his genius!

…and I hope in the next couple of years we can start talking about Mbappé more :)

2021 Ballon d’Or Shortlist:

Riyad Mahrez (Man City)

N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)

Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)

Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)

Mason Mount (Chelsea)

Harry Kane (Tottenham)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, PSG)

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

Raheem Sterling (Man City)

Nicolo Barella (Inter)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona, PSG)

Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)

Pedri (Barcelona)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)

Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

Neymar (PSG)

Ruben Dias (Man City)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Jorginho (Chelsea)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Romelu Lukaku (Inter, Chelsea)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Man Utd)

Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)

Phil Foden (Man City)

Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid)

2021 Ballon d’Or Feminin Shortlist:

Stina Blackstenius(Häcken)

Kadidiatou Diani(PSG)

Christiane Endler (PSG, Lyon)

Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea)

Jessie Fleming (Chelsea)

Pernille Harder (Chelsea)

Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona)

Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG)

Sam Kerr (Chelsea)

Fran Kirby (Chelsea)

Ashley Lawrence (PSG)

Lieke Martens (Barcelona)

Samantha Mewis (Manchester City, North Carolina Courage)

Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)

Sandra Panos (Barcelona)

Irene Paredes (PSG, Barcelona)

Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

Wendie Renard (Lyon)

Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns)

Ellen White (Manchester City)

2021 Kopa Trophy Shortlist:

Mason Greenwood (Manchester United)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Pedri (Barcelona)

Jeremy Doku (Rennes)

Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax)

Folrian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)

Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)

Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)

You will be able to follow the ceremony on L’Equipe’s YouTube channel.

I Want to Hear From You:

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