If he can remedy this in the near future particularly with Messi and Ronaldo beginning to slow down he could well find himself removed from a list like this. Mahrez was a key component to their success as he scored 17 goals and got 11 assists. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain), 2. Who, then, has put themselves in the frame for the biggest individual honour of them all, and who has some catching up to do? The Croatian international lifted the UEFA Champions League title with Real Madrid and took his national team to the. Juventus have been pretty ordinary throughout 2021, so that's likely to count against Giorgio Chiellini in the race for the Ballon d'Or. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is motivated by an ambition to win the Ballon d'Or and can only do so if he plays more, his agent said. Lionel Messi is currently the bookies favourite to secure a seventh Ballon. [15] The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013,[1] with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013. Suarez scored 82 goals in just 133 appearances for the Reds including 31 in 33 matches in 2013-14, winning the European Golden Shoe in the process. Check your inbox for the latest team and player news from South Africa and the world! By Kylian Mbappe's ridiculously lofty standards, 2021 has been a bit of a rough year. There have been over 40 winners since the Ballon d'Or's original inception in 1956, when it was known as the European Footballer of the Year award. To win the Ballon d'Or, however, he's going to have to approach superhuman goalscoring heights. France Football released the list yesterday in which Portugal's Ronaldo and Argentine Messi both featured in a list of 30 for the 2016 Ballon d'Or, the coveted award given to . These are the world's top 30 football . Karim Benzema has broken Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's dominance of the Ballon d'Or after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League during the 2021/22 season. Messi has won the men's Ballon d'Or award a record seven times, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times. A lack of silverware. The Portuguese claimed a mammoth 745 to claim the award for the fourth time, having won it. The race to win the Golden Ball is well and truly on, with the return of the Champions League having only intensified matters. SportsBrief.com News - Who is the richest footballer in the world right now? The Manchester City midfielder finished 14th in the overall voting but was the Premier Leagues highest-placed player this season. ' . Wales forward Gareth Bale is the only player from the home nations on the 23-man shortlist for the Fifa 2014 men's world footballer of the year award. Mane was Africa's highest-ranked player this year with 347 points which saw him finish in fourth place. Neymar 4. He also won numerous other minor trophies, and was named the Serie A Footballer of the Year on 3 occasions. Theodoros Zagorakis (AEK Athens and Bologna), 8. A one-club man, Totti is considered the biggest legend in Roma history. His Zodiac sign is Cancer. Some questioned how he would fit in to Real Madrid following his move from Bayern Munich in the wake of his triumphant World Cup, but he has already made his new team more fluent, One of the most sorely-missed absentees from the World Cup, the Swede was the second-highest scorer in last seasons Champions League and struck 10 goals more than anyone else in Ligue 1 as ParisSaint-Germain romped to the title in France, The Colombian went to the World Cup on the back of a club season in which he finished as the leading assist-provider in Ligue 1. . [2], The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013. Ranking the 10 best attacking trios in football history. His 25 goals in 43 appearances for the Bernabeu outfit helped them claim second place in La Liga - one point behind Barcelona - and their eleventh Champions League title, Bale's second at the club. Bale is currently one of the highest-earning footballers in the world, and will no doubt be an asset for the north Londoners with whom he first exploded onto the scene. Since his split from Ronaldo in 2018, Karim Benzema has taken his game to a new level - but he upped it even further in 2021.With a ridiculous return of both goals and assists, Real Madrid's lead talisman has looked like the the best player on the planet at times, but a trophy-less season and a disappointing showing at Euro 2020 will limit how well he does here. The midfielder, who starred in. But the veteran defender, now 37, proved at Euro 2020. Team-mates Virgil van Dijk came 16th, Trent Alexander-Arnold finished in 22nd, Luis Diaz was joint 17th, Fabinho was joint 14th and Darwin Nunez was joint 25th. Once his loan at Madrid expired, he returned to London, relegated the superb Petr Cech to the role of substitute and has helped give Chelsea renewed solidity, It was one of the biggest pities of the year that Diego Costa was not fully fit during the Champions League final or the World Cup. He came very close, though. Its possible that Rooneys underwhelming performances for England in major international tournaments held him back. Scholes received 5 nominations for the award in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007 but never received a single vote during any of those years. The story of Yaya Toures completely average Arsenal trial against Barnet, 11 Premier League records that Liverpools Mo Salah has broken. He played with a different central defensive partner in each of Spains matches during their World Cup flop, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and six World Cup winners make the cut: Paul Doyle rates the contenders, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Cristiano Ronaldo: 'The Portuguese now stands head and mighty trapezius muscles above any other player in the world.' The 30-man shortlist for the 2021 Ballon d'Or is upon us, and there are so many players who you feel are in with a genuine shout of winning. All rights reserved. He had been outstanding before that, serving as a ferocious one-man forward line for Atltico before moving to the Premier League and solving Chelseas striker problem, The Dutchman may hit the floor faster than a juiced-up disco dancer but he also uplifts matches in a way few others can. Erling Haaland Honorable Mentions FAQ e.g (going to the Labour Department/CCMA/unfair work practices), Landlord legal issues. He stands at 6'06" in feet and inches (185 cm) and weighs about . One of the best strikers to emerge in the past decade, Tottenhams Harry Kane has been a goal machine since bursting onto the scene in the 2014-15 season. [3][4][5][6] The winners were announced on 13 January 2014. With his speed, trickery and exquisite crossing, he was the leading provider of assists in La Liga and the Champions League. Bayern Munich would not be so dominant without him and Holland would not have made the semi-finals of the World Cup either, The German has further embellished his reputation as the ultimate modern playmaker, combining huge dynamism with rare vision and almost flawless passing precision. He scored 129 goals in 225 appearances over 5 seasons with Valencia, and then joined Barcelona, where he found more silverware. Injury hampered him at the World Cup but still his countrys star, Not only does the 28-year-old excel at everything a goalkeeper is supposed to do well, he has redefined his position. Gareth Bale is the only Brit in the running for this year's Ballon d'Or - but three Manchester City players are among five Premier League stars also in contention. Won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich. Saka was nominated for the award alongside England. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), 9. The 1996 edition of the award saw him finish in 4th place, but he was edged out by Alan Shearer, Ronaldo and winner Matthias Sammer. Wayne Rooney (Everton and Manchester United), 10. He shone at the World Cup until injury cut him down in the quarter-final. Success at such a high-profile event was pretty much all it used to take.There's obviously no discrediting that success, but in a world in which multiple trophies and countless excellent performances are necessary to win the prize, Donnarumma is likely to come up short. BALLON D'OR 2021 rankings were revealed throughout Monday evening, with Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, and Mohamed Salah all making the top 10. Not only did his PSG side lose their grip on the Ligue 1 title, but he failed to make a splash at the Euros as France were dumped out early.In today's Ballon d'Or race, winning trophies is as important as ever, and Mbappe doesn't have the cabinet needed for a genuine push at this one. [9] It was announced on 29 October 2013.[1]. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich and Barcelona), 10. Ballon d'Or 2018 rankings and full winners list: Every player and award as Luka Modric and Ada Hegerberg win big | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard Williams 'non-stop grief' after. Its true that the Irishman missed Uniteds ultimate triumph in the Champions League final thanks to a suspension, but its also true that the team likely wouldnt have made it that far without him. Gareth Bale (Tottenham and Real Madrid), 8. Can you name the 35 highest-scoring African players in PL history? Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus and Real Madrid), 6. Sadio Mane (Liverpool and Bayern Munich), 4. Those goals included winners against Sweden at Euro 2008, and Portugal and Paraguay in the 2010 World Cup, and he also claimed the Golden Boot in the former tournament. Somehow though, the following 10 players all of whom were or are considered world class performers have never been named on the Ballon dOr podium. Gareth Bale didn't make the top five in this year's Ballon d'Or despite enjoying a stellar 12 months for both club and country. Drogba finished in eighth place in the 2012 Ballon dOr voting with 2.6% of the total vote. Thats not to take anything away from Salah, who had an excellent year all round. December 12, 2016. Won the DFB-Pokal. Sadio Mane (Liverpool - moved to Bayern Munich). George Weah is still the only African player ever to have won the Ballon dOr, but thats not to say we havent seen a wealth of talent emerging from the continent over the last 20 years. Lionel Messi obviously won the prestigious award on Monday night, with FIFA revealing that he received 41.33% of the votes. Gareth Bale finished 6th in the 2016 Ballon D'Or, with Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo winning the award. Using our unique search, comparison and ranking tools, FC . And while some legends of the game such as Andres Iniesta and Thierry Henry never won the award, they at least placed in the top 3 at some point. Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award as the World Player of the Year. Sadio Man 9. Virgil van Dijk 8. The Egyptian winger scored 32 Premier League goals in the 2017-18 season, which is the highest scoring season of a Premier League player this century. Downs Closing In On Deal Extension For Midfielder? The summer of 2014 saw him move to Barcelona, where he continued to score goals at a ludicrous rate, even scoring 59 in 53 appearances in the 2015-16 campaign. Neuer conceded just 18 goals in 31 matches as Bayern won the Bundesliga in record time and dominated his countrys rearguard as Germany won the World Cup for the first time in a generation, The Bayern Munich forwards shrewdness, strength and skill make him as hard to categorise as he is for defenders to contain. Oops! If you want an example of how influential trophies are to the Ballon d'Or race, look no further than Jorginho. Whether or not Ronaldo truly feels threatened by Bale, or vic versa, is unknown. Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo came 20th after scoring 18 goals in 31 matches for Manchester United last season. Pinpointing exactly why remains an interesting question. That same year, of course, saw his teammate David Beckham finish in 2nd place while Roy Keane, Dwight Yorke, Jaap Stam, Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole all finished in the top 25. Samuel Etoo (Inter Milan and Anzhi Makhachkala), 8. The results for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or were:[10], The following 20 men were originally in contention for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or:[10], Pel was given an honorary Ballon d'Or, having won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil but never an individual award from FIFA, as during his playing career only European-based players were eligible to win the original Ballon d'Or. which is the highest scoring season of a Premier League player this century. Spains success in the 2010 World Cup as well as the 2008 and 2012 European Championships meant that their star players became widely recognised amongst the greats of their generation. But in 2016, when he helped Wales to an unlikely European Championship semi-final and won the Champions League, he was surely worthy of a top three finish. Having been named the best player of Euro 2020, Gianluigi Donnarumma would have been the guaranteed winner of the Ballon d'Or in years gone by. 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He was not helped by the fact that some of his Barcelona team-mates waned even more, which is why it was a year of relative underachievement for Messi even though he produced his finest World Cup performances (though he was subdued in the latter stages) and became the all-time leading scorer in El Clsico thanks to a superb hat-trick against Real Madrid in March, The man that Pep Guardiola considers the cleverest player he has ever coached showed himself to be among the most influential midfielders on the planet while helping Bayern win the domestic double and confirmed his reputation as the best right-back around while captaining Germany to victory at the World Cup, At the age of 22 the Brazilian shouldered a burden of pressure that few players have ever endured at a World Cup and he did so with rare skill and infectious insouciance. All of which make Bale a threat to knock Ronaldo off his perch as the alpha of Madrid. In the Forbes list of the rich, Argentine Lionel Despite all of this, the Irish midfielder never made the top three when it came to the Ballon dOr. The Juventus man scored in the semi-final victory against Germany and netted during the finals decisive penalty shoot-out. Luka Modric won the Ballon d'Or award on Monday after a scintillating 2018. PARIS-- Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina's Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for the seventh time in his career which is a new record that now puts him two clear of Cristiano Ronaldo in the . He drove Real Madrid to the holy grail last season, leading the clubs charge for their 10th European champions title, and he will probably have smashed the Champions League scoring records by the time the Ballon dOr is handed out, having already set historic scoring streaks in Spain this season. Barcelona's Neymar, Luis Suarez also finished above Bale in fifth and fourth respectively, with Griezmann and Messi occupying third and second spots. Sebastian Giovinco. Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 2:40 PM by Kenneth Mwenda. And he wasnt even nominated in 1999 despite helping United to a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble. Read:Messi, Neymar & CR7's Ballon d'Or Votes Revealed. Andrey Arshavin (Zenit Saint Petersburg), 2. Those who rank high on the list have primarily been in the top teams or leagues, including those from the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France. 5. Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller came 13th after a productive season at Ajax in 2021-22. Los Blancos are without injured trio David Alaba . Joao Cancelo was joint 25th. He won the 2018 World Cups Golden Boot with 6 goals, and also finished as the highest scorer in Euro 2020 qualifying. Messi the first. At club level, Villa was equally successful. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had the most prolific season of his career with Borussia Dortmund in 2016-17 as he scored 40 goals across all competitions. The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognising the best footballer in the world for 2018. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich - moved to Barcelona), 2. A lack of trophies continues to harm Harry Kane's chances of winning the Ballon d'Or, which is a real shame as the Englishman was in the best form of his life for the majority of 2021.An elite goalscorer, Kane added an impressive creativity streak to his game this year, and he'd be far higher in these rankings had he got his hands on some silverware. Our choices are based upon player performances across 2021, which we're informing by statistics and the eye test, as well as their output over the last few years in instances . [3] Luka Modri, who was integral to Croatia's surprise journey to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final,[4] was awarded the Ballon d'Or. 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