Who are the strong candidates who will get this year's Ballon D'or trophy?

[karmakeddon]

My shortlist for this would most likely be;

- Lionel Messi (He has garnered 51 goals and 15 assists in 3 competitions, and still has to play Copa Americas. If they win here, it will catapult him to a very high chance to win Ballon D' Or)
- Mo Salah (He has 26 goals and 8 assists in all competitions. Been instrumental in Liverpool despite recent injuries. He is also set to play for Egypt in the AFCON, with Egypt being one of the teams to watch)
- Sadio Mane (Has 26 goals and one assist in all competitions. Equaled his teammate, Salah's goal tally in lesser games. One of Liverpool's key players as well this year along with Salah. Will be playing in AFCON for Senegal)

Now, this is just my top 3 shortlist. Mane and Salah has equal chances of ousting Messi if either one of them wins their conference cups for their respective countries. However, if Lionel Messi wins it for Argentina, he will most likely solidify his position as the top rated player this year for the Ballon D'Or trophy due to him having a fantastic season this year with Barcelona.

[andrearz]

My shortlist for this would most likely be;

- Lionel Messi (He has garnered 51 goals and 15 assists in 3 competitions, and still has to play Copa Americas. If they win here, it will catapult him to a very high chance to win Ballon D' Or)
- Mo Salah (He has 26 goals and 8 assists in all competitions. Been instrumental in Liverpool despite recent injuries. He is also set to play for Egypt in the AFCON, with Egypt being one of the teams to watch)
- Sadio Mane (Has 26 goals and one assist in all competitions. Equaled his teammate, Salah's goal tally in lesser games. One of Liverpool's key players as well this year along with Salah. Will be playing in AFCON for Senegal)

Now, this is just my top 3 shortlist. Mane and Salah has equal chances of ousting Messi if either one of them wins their conference cups for their respective countries. However, if Lionel Messi wins it for Argentina, he will most likely solidify his position as the top rated player this year for the Ballon D'Or trophy due to him having a fantastic season this year with Barcelona.

I like the way you describe opinions like this. thank you for your opinion, from your opinion all those who read this also get information from the statistics of each player you choose is not just an assumption without data.

[Sharon121212]

Regardless of the fact that Barcelona had a very embarrassing outing at the second leg of the semi finals meeting with Liverpool at anfield and bowed out if the tournament and still lost the final of the copa Del Rey final. Individual no one deserves the award than Leo Messi. He has the highest individual statistics than any other player this season and also has LA liga title so my best pick would be him

[andrearz]

Regardless of the fact that Barcelona had a very embarrassing outing at the second leg of the semi finals meeting with Liverpool at anfield and bowed out if the tournament and still lost the final of the copa Del Rey final. Individual no one deserves the award than Leo Messi. He has the highest individual statistics than any other player this season and also has LA liga title so my best pick would be him

It would be very unfair for me if Messi gets the Ballon D'Or because there are still many other candidates who also appear impressive this season. but if Messi gets it I think it's time for UEFA to change regulations on how to determine which player deserves the title of the best player.

[kenzawak]

Hmm, this is difficult question. Let's see my list:
- Ronaldo
- Messi
- Neymar
Failed at UCL and WC so a big no.

- van Dijk, potential UCL winner
A defender.

- Modric, WC runner up
- Hazard, WC 3rd pos, good EPL stats
No trophies

- Mbappe, WC & Ligue 1 winner, Ligue 1 top goalscorer
- Salah, EPL top goalscorer & potential UCL winner
So between these two strikers, I would recommend Mbappe

World cup was last year, it has nothing to do with this year's winner.
The only competition that will be looked at is the Champion's League and maybe the Copa America.
So the winner should be from a top team or a player who has been way better than the others.
Messi is the Soulier d'Or, he won La Liga and went in the semis in the CL.
He's the clear favorite.

Behind him, it should be between Ronaldo, Mbappe, Van Dijck, Hazard (who could win the Europa League), Salah. I also believe someone like De Ligt (best player in the Dutch League) should be close. Same for Mane.

[andrearz]

Hmm, this is difficult question. Let's see my list:
- Ronaldo
- Messi
- Neymar
Failed at UCL and WC so a big no.

- van Dijk, potential UCL winner
A defender.

- Modric, WC runner up
- Hazard, WC 3rd pos, good EPL stats
No trophies

- Mbappe, WC & Ligue 1 winner, Ligue 1 top goalscorer
- Salah, EPL top goalscorer & potential UCL winner
So between these two strikers, I would recommend Mbappe

World cup was last year, it has nothing to do with this year's winner.
The only competition that will be looked at is the Champion's League and maybe the Copa America.
So the winner should be from a top team or a player who has been way better than the others.
Messi is the Soulier d'Or, he won La Liga and went in the semis in the CL.
He's the clear favorite.

Behind him, it should be between Ronaldo, Mbappe, Van Dijck, Hazard (who could win the Europa League), Salah. I also believe someone like De Ligt (best player in the Dutch League) should be close. Same for Mane.

I agree with the names of the strikers you mentioned, but for defenders I think there is very little chance of getting the Ballon D'or, we can see a few years before none of the defenders were candidates.

[andrearz]

guys, in the Portugal match against Swiss C. Ronaldo scored a hattrick and brought Portugal to the final party. is it if Ronaldo is able to bring Portugal to the championship in this match do you think there are still opportunities for Ronaldo to win the Ballon D'oR?

[rachman mahesa]

Regardless of the fact that Barcelona had a very embarrassing outing at the second leg of the semi finals meeting with Liverpool at anfield and bowed out if the tournament and still lost the final of the copa Del Rey final. Individual no one deserves the award than Leo Messi. He has the highest individual statistics than any other player this season and also has LA liga title so my best pick would be him

It would be very unfair for me if Messi gets the Ballon D'Or because there are still many other candidates who also appear impressive this season. but if Messi gets it I think it's time for UEFA to change regulations on how to determine which player deserves the title of the best player.

I think Messi is not the right person to get the Ballon D'Or this year. I strongly agree that there are many other candidates besides Messi. Indeed, for individuals Messi nothing can match Messi. So for Messi, there will be no Ballon D'Or title for now.

[rosezionjohn]

guys, in the Portugal match against Swiss C. Ronaldo scored a hattrick and brought Portugal to the final party. is it if Ronaldo is able to bring Portugal to the championship in this match do you think there are still opportunities for Ronaldo to win the Ballon D'oR?

Yeah, I had the same question. If Portugal wins the UEFA Nations League and if he becomes instrumental in the finals, he should be back in contention for the Ballon D'or award again.

[andrearz]

Regardless of the fact that Barcelona had a very embarrassing outing at the second leg of the semi finals meeting with Liverpool at anfield and bowed out if the tournament and still lost the final of the copa Del Rey final. Individual no one deserves the award than Leo Messi. He has the highest individual statistics than any other player this season and also has LA liga title so my best pick would be him

It would be very unfair for me if Messi gets the Ballon D'Or because there are still many other candidates who also appear impressive this season. but if Messi gets it I think it's time for UEFA to change regulations on how to determine which player deserves the title of the best player.

I think Messi is not the right person to get the Ballon D'Or this year. I strongly agree that there are many other candidates besides Messi. Indeed, for individuals Messi nothing can match Messi. So for Messi, there will be no Ballon D'Or title for now.

yes, I think this year will be different. maybe this year the Ballon D'oR will be a defender or midfielder. Van dijk is still a favorite player for this.

[andrearz]

guys, in the Portugal match against Swiss C. Ronaldo scored a hattrick and brought Portugal to the final party. is it if Ronaldo is able to bring Portugal to the championship in this match do you think there are still opportunities for Ronaldo to win the Ballon D'oR?

Yeah, I had the same question. If Portugal wins the UEFA Nations League and if he becomes instrumental in the finals, he should be back in contention for the Ballon D'or award again.

I have asked a lot of this and the results stated that if Ronaldo won the final match he still could not get the Ballon D'oR because other candidates like Van Dijk still favorites.

[andrearz]

at the end of the UEFA Nation League Final match, Ronaldo was interviewed about the Ballon D'Or and Ronaldo did not want to talk about it, he had not thought about that possibility and would focus on thinking about next season.

[rachman mahesa]

at the end of the UEFA Nation League Final match, Ronaldo was interviewed about the Ballon D'Or and Ronaldo did not want to talk about it, he had not thought about that possibility and would focus on thinking about next season.

I think Ronaldo doesn't want that award again. Maybe he often gets the title so he won't think about it anymore. With awards and trophies in the UEFA Nation League tournament, he has added a series of awards to clubs and countries.

[andrearz]

at the end of the UEFA Nation League Final match, Ronaldo was interviewed about the Ballon D'Or and Ronaldo did not want to talk about it, he had not thought about that possibility and would focus on thinking about next season.

I think Ronaldo doesn't want that award again. Maybe he often gets the title so he won't think about it anymore. With awards and trophies in the UEFA Nation League tournament, he has added a series of awards to clubs and countries.

Yes, maybe Ronaldo thinks there are still players who deserve that compared to him. Ronaldo is typically a hard worker, a season to come even though he will be 35 I think he will still try to be the best player.

[bering]

guys, in the Portugal match against Swiss C. Ronaldo scored a hattrick and brought Portugal to the final party. is it if Ronaldo is able to bring Portugal to the championship in this match do you think there are still opportunities for Ronaldo to win the Ballon D'oR?

Yeah, I had the same question. If Portugal wins the UEFA Nations League and if he becomes instrumental in the finals, he should be back in contention for the Ballon D'or award again.

I have asked a lot of this and the results stated that if Ronaldo won the final match he still could not get the Ballon D'oR because other candidates like Van Dijk still favorites.

If i'm not mistaken since the first time this award was held the winner were dominated by attacking midfielders or strikers players and rare to see defenders or midfielders can get this trophy and i think this year is not so different although Van Dijk was playing so well in premier league and champion league but the winner of ballon D'or probably will belongs to attackers players and not impossible to see Messi or Ronaldo lifted again the trophy

[Pmalek]

Bernardo Silva got the MVP for the UEFA Nations League, so even with his 3 goals in the semi-finals Ronaldo wasn't picked as the best player of the tournament. I doubt he is a favourite to win the Ballon D'or. It will probably be Messi or van Dijk. Messi will be the favourite if he manages to carry Argentina to glory in the Copa America. Mo Salah has been injured for a while and I don't see him getting the award.

[kawetsriyanto]

A strong candidate for the Ballon D'or that is widely reported is Mbappe, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerard Pique.

Pique?? Lol, I am surprised that you list the name on your candidate.  

I am not sure with Mbappe and Lionel Messi to be selected for Ballon D'or since they couldn't reach final UCL. While Ronaldo still has a chance after he got the trophy of UEFA Nations League currently.  

Anyway, I think there are other names from Liverpool that deserve to win Ballon D'or. Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah should have a high chance to win Ballon D'or. They have a big role to make Liverpool be a champion of UCL.

[kenzawak]

Bernardo Silva got the MVP for the UEFA Nations League, so even with his 3 goals in the semi-finals Ronaldo wasn't picked as the best player of the tournament. I doubt he is a favourite to win the Ballon D'or. It will probably be Messi or van Dijk. Messi will be the favourite if he manages to carry Argentina to glory in the Copa America. Mo Salah has been injured for a while and I don't see him getting the award.

I agree.
Haven't thought of Bernardo Silva actually. He had a hell of a season and could be top 10... but he's not recognized enough to be a contender.
As of now, my top 5 would be :
1 Messi
2 Van Dijk
3 Ronaldo
4 Mbappe
5 Mane or maybe Salah

[andrearz]

guys, in the Portugal match against Swiss C. Ronaldo scored a hattrick and brought Portugal to the final party. is it if Ronaldo is able to bring Portugal to the championship in this match do you think there are still opportunities for Ronaldo to win the Ballon D'oR?

Yeah, I had the same question. If Portugal wins the UEFA Nations League and if he becomes instrumental in the finals, he should be back in contention for the Ballon D'or award again.

I have asked a lot of this and the results stated that if Ronaldo won the final match he still could not get the Ballon D'oR because other candidates like Van Dijk still favorites.

If i'm not mistaken since the first time this award was held the winner were dominated by attacking midfielders or strikers players and rare to see defenders or midfielders can get this trophy and i think this year is not so different although Van Dijk was playing so well in premier league and champion league but the winner of ballon D'or probably will belongs to attackers players and not impossible to see Messi or Ronaldo lifted again the trophy

yes indeed the Ballon D'Or is always dominated by attackers or midfielders because statistically the most visible are the two pillars. I think it's time for UEFA to regulate overall player ratings.

[andrearz]

Bernardo Silva got the MVP for the UEFA Nations League, so even with his 3 goals in the semi-finals Ronaldo wasn't picked as the best player of the tournament. I doubt he is a favourite to win the Ballon D'or. It will probably be Messi or van Dijk. Messi will be the favourite if he manages to carry Argentina to glory in the Copa America. Mo Salah has been injured for a while and I don't see him getting the award.

Bernardo Silva also deserves to be a prime candidate because in this season he has already won 5 trophies with clubs and Portugal, of course, this is a number of trophies that are enough to get a player in 1 season.