Know which are the players in the list of the Ballon D’or 2021 nominees, the betting odds and predictions
Ballon D’or is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of football given to the best player of the world for the previous season. Moreover, the award is given by France Football and it announces a list of the top 30 players shortlisted for the award. Lionel Messi has won the award for a record of six times followed by Cristiano Ronaldo who concurred it 5 times.
Last season, the award was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Robert Lewandowski was the clear favorite to grab it. However, he is in the list of top 30 this time and can win the award as he scored more than 40 goals last season for Bayern Munich. So, here is the list of all the nominees of Ballon d’Or 2021.
Ballon d’Or 2021 Nominees, Betting Odds And Power Rankings
The last century was dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both the players won a total of 11 times and only Luka Modric and Kaka managed to win it in their presence.
The award is given on the basis of voting. Furthermore, head coaches and captains of the national team along with international journalists vote for the nominees. All of them cast their voting and select their top 5 players for the last season. Once the voting is complete, the winner will be announced on November 29.
So, let’s have a look at the list of nominees:
- Cesar Azpilicueta
- Nicolo Barella
- Karim Benzema
- Leonardo Bonucci
- Giorgio Chiellini
- Kevin De Bruyne
- Ruben Dias
- Gianluigi Donnarumma
- Bruno Fernandes
- Phil Foden
- Erling Haaland
- Jorginho
- Harry Kane
- N’Golo Kante
- Simon Kjaer
- Robert Lewandowski
- Romelu Lukaku
- Riyad Mahrez
- Lautaro Martinez
- Kylian Mbappe
- Lionel Messi
- Luka Modric
- Gerard Moreno
- Mason Mount
- Neymar
- Pedri
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Mohamed Salah
- Raheem Sterling
- Luis Suarez
Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, and Jorginho are favorites to win the award. Messi won his first international trophy with Argentina whereas Lewandowski made the goals rain in Germany. Also, he was the favorite to win the award last season which was canceled. Jorginho won the most trophies in the previous season including the Champions League and Euro 2020.
2021 Ballon d’Or Top Contender Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | -300 |
| Jorginho | +450 |
| Robert Lewandowski | +550 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | +1200 |
| Kevin de Bruyne | +1600 |
| Ngolo Kante | +1600 |
| Kylian Mbappe | +2000 |
| Romelu Lukaku | +2500 |
| Erling Haaland | +3300 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | +3300 |
| Harry Kane | +3300 |
| Bruno Fernandes | +5000 |
| Neymar | +5000 |
| Raheem Sterling | +5000 |
| Ruben Dias | +5000 |
| Ciro Immobile | +6600 |
| Luis Suarez | +6600 |
| Mohamed Salah | +6600 |
| Phil Foden | +6600 |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | +6600 |
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