⚽🏆 2027 Ballon D'or!!! 🏆⚽

[Freeveto]

Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.


Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.

Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

Despite the fact I believe that Ballon D or had lost its credibility for long, they only give the award to who they wish not who deserve the award sometimes, they are now trying to level it up by given Dembele last season and now Harry Kane; yet, most of the awards that are given apart from the ballon D or were mostly not given to the right players only few were given to the right players.

This FIFPRO list is not too perfect, but they put up some selfless decision in making these choice, they used the right players in some position while they also omit some which I think is for reason known to them, but all these players played well and deserved their respective positions in this squad list.

[Out of mind]

All what Mbappé needs to win the ballon d’Or next year is to win a major trophy and then give his best performance in all competitions.

It is not mandatory. Where did you get this rule that to win the Ballon d'Or, you must win a major trophy? We have seen before that the Ballon d'Or was won without any major trophy. Winning a trophy may increase the chances of winning the Ballon d'Or. But since individual performance is given more importance during the Ballon d'Or award, his contributions in important matches will be considered more.

This is why most football lovers are saying that the ballon d'or award is fraudulent and inconsistent, because their are no set criteria, and most players that win it in the past were questionable, since they won nothing in their respective teams or their team won something big but their personal performance wasn't special, for them to deserve the award, but if we consider how mbappe has come close to winning the ballon d'or in the past few seasons, I guess I may have to agree with BitBakerr1 because I think that it has been due, so he just have to play his own role very well by winning a major trophy and performing very well individually, for him to win it.

Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.
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Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.
Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

That's important to clarify. I've noticed that there's a lot of concern surrounding the Ballon d'Or awards, that most of the winners are considered undeserving, and that intrigues me because they maintain such a radical position on it. The journalists don't clarify their criteria. I remember very well when Rodri won it; it was leaked and Vinicius was warned that he wasn't going to win. From then on, Real Madrid didn't compete for the award again, only until this year.
That's why there are so many bets on who will win the Ballon d'Or. I lost mine because I thought the Ballon d'Or was going to be Kilian.

The Ballon d'Or is always controversial, even though Kylian Mbappe was the likely winner of the award this year. Most people were worried that Mbappe would win the award, but in the end it didn't happen, Harry Kane won. As we can see from the judging process, every year the journalists don't say anything clearly about the Ballon d'Or.
However, Real Madrid had already boycotted the 2024 Ballon d'Or, and it was confirmed that Vinicius would not win the award, but Rodri would. Betting on who will win the Ballon d'Or can be risky, because there is a lot of uncertainty and controversy in the selection process. Many people, like you, bet on Kylian but in the end most people lost, but I think it is normal that there will be controversy around this Ballon d'Or every year.

[letteredhub]

While I don’t always agree with you on your opinions on this ballon d’or, I think this is a good opportunity to make cool cash. Betting on Kylian Mbappe right now is a good bet and his odds are sure going to climb, 16% is a good odds to buy even for Lamine Yamal his also have the potential to increase beyond what it is now.
I also see Raphinha as a good bet if he continues with his recent form in the league and the champions league there’s money to be made here.

In my opinion, I think the Ballon D'Or has really changed and predicting the winner could be very difficult because a contender that is performing very well at the moment may encounter some difficulties later on that may diminish his chances, it could be poor form, injuries or whatever. It takes consistency in all ramifications to earn the price, now in a situation where all of these factors are intact within all the front contenders, then the journalists may decide the winner through a sentimental voting pattern just like what they did with Harry kane of Bayern Munich in this year's edition.

[Betwrong]

I voted for Mbappe in the previous thread, 2026 Ballon D'or, but I was among the minority and, as we all know, he didn't win, but this time nothing is staying on his way to the victory. I'm glad that most people here(or at least from those who voted) think the same. Of course, it's a long run and anything can happen, but if Kylian keeps his amazing level of football - he wins Ballon D'or 2027.

I’m also voting for Mbappe but for Mbappé to win the ballon d’Or next year, he needs to win a trophy with Real Madrid, for them to win the Champions League will be very difficult and for them to also win the La Liga will also be very difficult but I believe they can fine a way to win at least one trophy.
Mbappé is a very good player and I am sure that he’s going to make or become the highest goal scorer in La Liga and also in Champions League.
Mbappé has done so well in football so he deserves to win the ballon d’Or once or twice.

I'm wondering, if it's really necessary. From what I know, winning a major trophy with Real Madrid would significantly improve Mbappé's chances of winning the 2027 Ballon d'Or, but, in my opinion his individual performances and decisive contributions and overall team performances and achievements can be enough. That's why I'm voting for Mbappé - he shows outstanding performances.

[Judith87403]

In my opinion, I think the Ballon D'Or has really changed and predicting the winner could be very difficult because a contender that is performing very well at the moment may encounter some difficulties later on that may diminish his chances, it could be poor form, injuries or whatever. It takes consistency in all ramifications to earn the price, now in a situation where all of these factors are intact within all the front contenders, then the journalists may decide the winner through a sentimental voting pattern just like what they did with Harry kane of Bayern Munich in this year's edition.

The Ballon d'Or winner is not meant to be predictable because it is not who the crowd feels deserving of it that the journalists votes. Almost every awards goes through voting by a designated group of people so whatever the outcome be, it should be acceptable. After all the journalists cut across many countries so it's not like a vote decided by a single organisation. You said the journalists were sentimental in voting Harry Kane but you forgot that Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal had same ratings. We can't say that the Ballon d'Or has lost credibility when it is not decided by FIFA.

[el che]

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Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.


Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.

Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

First off, my apologies to the OP for posting here, but since the 2026 thread was locked, there was nowhere else to drop this.

I see I'm not the only one frustrated by what happened. It makes zero sense that a player can win the Ballon d'Or but miss out on the FIFPRO! This has never happened before in the entire history of FIFPRO since it started in 2005. Every single Ballon d'Or winner had always made the World XI line up until this year.

It just goes to show how ridiculous the voting disconnect is between journalists and the players themselves. It makes no sense that the outright best player in the world according to France Football can't even get voted into his own position by his fellow pros. 

[Primark]

It makes zero sense that a player can win the Ballon d'Or but miss out on the FIFPRO! This has never happened before in the entire history of FIFPRO since it started in 2005.

It is natural to wonder why a player who won the Ballon d'Or didn't get a chance in the best XI in the world? Especially for a player like Harry Kane, the issue raises even more questions. But the problem is that even though Kane is a good player, his percentage of votes was slightly lower than Erling Haaland, Mbappe, Messi and Lamine Yamal. It is not that Kane did not get any votes. But I saw that Harry Kane received 27.6 percent of the support, where Haaland received 28.4 percent. So in the end, Haaland, Mbappe, Messi and Lamine Yamal got a chance in the attacking part of the best XI.

[sergiorus]

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Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.


Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.

Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

First off, my apologies to the OP for posting here, but since the 2026 thread was locked, there was nowhere else to drop this.

I see I'm not the only one frustrated by what happened. It makes zero sense that a player can win the Ballon d'Or but miss out on the FIFPRO! This has never happened before in the entire history of FIFPRO since it started in 2005. Every single Ballon d'Or winner had always made the World XI line up until this year.

It just goes to show how ridiculous the voting disconnect is between journalists and the players themselves. It makes no sense that the outright best player in the world according to France Football can't even get voted into his own position by his fellow pros.  

Ballon d'Or voters include, apart from journalists, capitans and managers of national football teams. So the statement "according to France Football" is at least incorrect.

Both Ballon d'Or and FIFPro are just as ridiculous to be honest and have little to do with reality. I suppose it's a mistake to think professional football players are necessarily better at understanding who is a better football among a bunch.

What I see are both heavily glazing Messi and now also Yamal. Couldn't exclude Mbappe and Haaland as they are clearly 2 best strikers in the world right now so even though they expanded the amount of strikers in the scheme to a ridiculous number of four, still had to sacrifice Kane, Dembele and Kvaratskhelia, even though all of them are stronger than Messia and Yamal now in 2026 by a mile.

No sense in looking for sense in it.

[el che]

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Ballon d'Or voters include, apart from journalists, capitans and managers of national football teams. So the statement "according to France Football" is at least incorrect.

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That’s not how it works bud, you're confusing the Ballon d'Or with The Best FIFA Football Awards. The Ballon d'Or is organized by France Football and voted on exclusively by an international panel of specialized sports journalists (one per nation from the top 100 FIFA ranked countries). National team captains and managers have zero say in it. Captains and coaches only get to vote for The Best FIFA Awards, where the voting is split four ways between team captains (25%), head coaches (25%), media (25%) and a fan vote (25%). So saying the Ballon d'Or is decided purely by France Football's media panel is 100% correct.

[sergiorus]

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Ballon d'Or voters include, apart from journalists, capitans and managers of national football teams. So the statement "according to France Football" is at least incorrect.

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That’s not how it works bud, you're confusing the Ballon d'Or with The Best FIFA Football Awards. The Ballon d'Or is organized by France Football and voted on exclusively by an international panel of specialized sports journalists (one per nation from the top 100 FIFA ranked countries). National team captains and managers have zero say in it. Captains and coaches only get to vote for The Best FIFA Awards, where the voting is split four ways between team captains (25%), head coaches (25%), media (25%) and a fan vote (25%). So saying the Ballon d'Or is decided purely by France Football's media panel is 100% correct.

OMG I'm sorry you're absolutely right. I was thinking of the FIFA Best Player Award...

I don't know how I could confuse them like that.... Now that's an embarrassment. Let's pretend it never happened shall we?

[GbitG]

The Ballon d'Or is always controversial, even though Kylian Mbappe was the likely winner of the award this year. Most people were worried that Mbappe would win the award, but in the end it didn't happen, Harry Kane won. As we can see from the judging process, every year the journalists don't say anything clearly about the Ballon d'Or.
However, Real Madrid had already boycotted the 2024 Ballon d'Or, and it was confirmed that Vinicius would not win the award, but Rodri would. Betting on who will win the Ballon d'Or can be risky, because there is a lot of uncertainty and controversy in the selection process. Many people, like you, bet on Kylian but in the end most people lost, but I think it is normal that there will be controversy around this Ballon d'Or every year.

I don't think that there is any injustice has been happens in Balloon d'Or. Harry Kane was visible candidate and probably FIFA handed Ballon d'Or to him. It was just a fair decision... Kilyan Mbappe wasn't the right one because we all know that FIFA have never used the goals criteria like only goals is not the grip to pull this awards you should also need to win some big trophies. Despite Kilyan Mbappe has not any major trophy.....

However this topic has already been dusted. We didn't need to stretch it more.... Current Balloon d'Or nominations is right one to discuss...... Well, still there is a lot of time to pick anyone of them like still there a lot of clashes has been pending but still if I go for chose then my pick is form PSG side because this season we have UCL and beyond any doubt PSG will count it again. So simple is that winner will also be from that side.

Let's see what happens next

[Ale88]

Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.


Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.

Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

First off, my apologies to the OP for posting here, but since the 2026 thread was locked, there was nowhere else to drop this.

I see I'm not the only one frustrated by what happened. It makes zero sense that a player can win the Ballon d'Or but miss out on the FIFPRO! This has never happened before in the entire history of FIFPRO since it started in 2005. Every single Ballon d'Or winner had always made the World XI line up until this year.

It just goes to show how ridiculous the voting disconnect is between journalists and the players themselves. It makes no sense that the outright best player in the world according to France Football can't even get voted into his own position by his fellow pros. 

The problem in that 11 is Messi: everybody is celebrating him because he scored some goals at the World Cup against some ridiculous teams. Is that seriously to earn a spot in that team? What about the rest of the year? What about Kane that plays and scores in the Champions League, not in the American Retirement League.
I loved Messi but he has no reason to still be associated to the current best players in the world. Just like Ronaldo. Their time has passed, let's move on.

[letteredhub]

In my opinion, I think the Ballon D'Or has really changed and predicting the winner could be very difficult because a contender that is performing very well at the moment may encounter some difficulties later on that may diminish his chances, it could be poor form, injuries or whatever. It takes consistency in all ramifications to earn the price, now in a situation where all of these factors are intact within all the front contenders, then the journalists may decide the winner through a sentimental voting pattern just like what they did with Harry kane of Bayern Munich in this year's edition.

The Ballon d'Or winner is not meant to be predictable because it is not who the crowd feels deserving of it that the journalists votes. Almost every awards goes through voting by a designated group of people so whatever the outcome be, it should be acceptable. After all the journalists cut across many countries so it's not like a vote decided by a single organisation. You said the journalists were sentimental in voting Harry Kane but you forgot that Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal had same ratings. We can't say that the Ballon d'Or has lost credibility when it is not decided by FIFA.

I don't agree with you on that, they don't have same ratings, if you remember vividly, in 2010, when Lionel Messi won it after the World Cup, a lot of people were angry because they thought he wasn't deserving of the award in that moment simply because he didn't won the UCL or the World Cup, so they felt it should have being either Andres Iniesta or Westley Schneider. I really don't understand what you mean by rating but at the moment as we speak, even with Harry having the golden ball, he still doesnt come near kylian Mbappe.

[7juju]

Considering that in 2027 there won't be no Euro Cup and no World Cup, surely winning the Champions League is going to be very important since it's the main trophy of the year. I still see PSG as the best club but Luis Enrique has been doing so much rotation that is difficult to think about a player really standing out in the French team, therefore I see players like Mbappé and Yamal having a great chance of winning the trophy even if they don't win the CL because their individual stats are always very good. Therefore I voted for them.

It has to be either the two of them. They have been dominating the headlines of late about winning the ballon d’Or. The only player that I see that will add to this discussion this time around is Erling Haaland. He has been a player that has been doing very well individually but somehow his name has not been mentioned that much lately when they are discussing of players to win the award.

But I will like Lamin Yamal to win the award. He brags and live up to expectations, he plays exciting football as well. Another player I will love to see in the consideration is Vittinha. If PSG manage to win the champions league this time, they should give him the award, because he has been so instrumental to that PSG team.

[Decimetre]

Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.


Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.

Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

First off, my apologies to the OP for posting here, but since the 2026 thread was locked, there was nowhere else to drop this.

I see I'm not the only one frustrated by what happened. It makes zero sense that a player can win the Ballon d'Or but miss out on the FIFPRO! This has never happened before in the entire history of FIFPRO since it started in 2005. Every single Ballon d'Or winner had always made the World XI line up until this year.

It just goes to show how ridiculous the voting disconnect is between journalists and the players themselves. It makes no sense that the outright best player in the world according to France Football can't even get voted into his own position by his fellow pros. 

The problem in that 11 is Messi: everybody is celebrating him because he scored some goals at the World Cup against some ridiculous teams. Is that seriously to earn a spot in that team? What about the rest of the year? What about Kane that plays and scores in the Champions League, not in the American Retirement League.
I loved Messi but he has no reason to still be associated to the current best players in the world. Just like Ronaldo. Their time has passed, let's move on.

I'm also wowed to see that Messi still appears on the list. Based on this team, I won't say that the Balon d'Or is the compromised one but who so ever made up this Fifpro team because no one will rate Messi above Harry Kane if not based on past glory.

Ronaldo and Messi should be left out of every global first team because their impacts now does not deserve it. I still don't see kane as too bad to make it up to this team even though he hadn't won the Balon d'Or.

To many, Kylian Mbappe is the rightful owner of the Balon d'Or because of his individual achievements and fitness, but Kane has won. It is even a heavy blow on the Balon d'Or to have this happen. Kane deserves to be on the list or better put, Messi has no place in that team as of today.

[Finebone]

I'm also wowed to see that Messi still appears on the list. Based on this team, I won't say that the Balon d'Or is the compromised one but who so ever made up this Fifpro team because no one will rate Messi above Harry Kane if not based on past glory.

Lionel Messi deserves his spot. Let's not be sentimental about this because if we take a proper look at his performance in the past world cup, he was exceptionally good considering his age. We forgot that FIFA pro rating is done by only your performance on international level, club side football are excluded.

At the world cup, he was a better player than Harry Kane, because his numbers of goals and assist speak volumes. And not just that, he successfully defeated Harry Kane English team in the semi final, before they lost the trophy in the finals, so he deserves his spot there even though his haters are kicking against it as if anyone did better than him at the just concluded world cup apart from mbappe.

[sergiorus]

Lionel Messi deserves his spot.

No.

if we take a proper look at his performance in the past world cup, he was exceptionally good considering his age.

Then Ronaldo was even better considering his age (41.5 vs. 39 is a huge difference).

Fortunately, we aren't handing additional points to seniors. We judge everyone equally.

FIFA pro rating is done by only your performance on international level, club side football are excluded.

This is BS and you cannot provide any source for that because it's absolute BS. What would Vitinha and Mendes do there then? What nonsense.

But it's cute that Messi fanboys now make stuff up just to excuse all this glazing in the media

[Sim_card]

Lionel Messi deserves his spot. Let's not be sentimental about this because if we take a proper look at his performance in the past world cup, he was exceptionally good considering his age. We forgot that FIFA pro rating is done by only your performance on international level, club side football are excluded.

At the world cup, he was a better player than Harry Kane, because his numbers of goals and assist speak volumes. And not just that, he successfully defeated Harry Kane English team in the semi final, before they lost the trophy in the finals, so he deserves his spot there even though his haters are kicking against it as if anyone did better than him at the just concluded world cup apart from mbappe.

You forgot so soon what played out in the world cup as FIFA was giving Messi some support to make sure that he wins the world cup again. Messi will make a foul and the referee wouldn't blow against him. Those little minor cheats made a lot of people to dislike Messi in the world cup and that was why you see that no one cares if his name was included or not.

[Samlucky O]

Most of the ballon d’Or award was never given to players that deserve it, if the ballon d’Or was actually given to players that deserved it I don’t think Messi will be having 8 of it and some players who had it won’t even talk about having it.
If you have a very good PR believe me you have a chance of winning the ballon d’Or, I really don’t know why players are wanting it so badly.


Just look at the FIFPRO WORLD 11, the ballon d’Or winner didn’t not make it to the list and the player that was rank second in the ballon d’Or made it on the list, what those this tell you.

Ballon d’Or don’t have a standard or a criteria that you must pass to win the ballon d’Or, they just give it to who ever they wish to every year.

I don't know what Messi is doing in this mix, having a good world cup doesn't automatically mean you have a good season, or maybe they used his world cup performance to give him a slot here. I don't see a particular player who deserves to be here and that is Olise, Olise performed excellently well at the world cup breaking the World cup assists records in a single season, again Olise performed exceptionally well for Bayern Munich, why didn't he make this slot? If you look at this, Kane won the Ballon d'Or but his not here why is that? Mbappe came second in the Ballon d'Or which means Kane got more votes than him but in the FIFAPRRO, Mbappe has more points than any other player in this place. I don't understand these two ceremonies

[Rhow]

I'm also wowed to see that Messi still appears on the list. Based on this team, I won't say that the Balon d'Or is the compromised one but who so ever made up this Fifpro team because no one will rate Messi above Harry Kane if not based on past glory.

Lionel Messi deserves his spot. Let's not be sentimental about this because if we take a proper look at his performance in the past world cup, he was exceptionally good considering his age. We forgot that FIFA pro rating is done by only your performance on international level, club side football are excluded.

At the world cup, he was a better player than Harry Kane, because his numbers of goals and assist speak volumes. And not just that, he successfully defeated Harry Kane English team in the semi final, before they lost the trophy in the finals, so he deserves his spot there even though his haters are kicking against it as if anyone did better than him at the just concluded world cup apart from mbappe.

Here you have to correct a mistake. As far as I know, the 2026 XI selection did not only take into account the performance of the national team. At the same time, club and international performances from August 4, 2025 to July 19, 2026 were taken into account. There was even a condition of playing at least 30 official matches to qualify.

Another thing you know, 19,806 male professional footballers from 73 countries voted in this year's best XI election. Messi received 29.5 percent support in their votes, while Harry Kane received 27.6 percent. That means you can be sure that there is not much difference between them. But Messi was ahead in the voting results.