⚽🏆 2027 Ballon D'or!!! 🏆⚽

[Mayor of ogba]

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 knew this year Ballon d'Or was mainly between Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane, but when they stated that a player that doesn't win a trophy can't win the Ballon d'Or because it's show that the player individual contributions in his team couldn't help his team win a trophy, that moment I knew Kylian Mbappe wasn't going to win it, and even as Harry Kane was the person that finally won it, I was happy for him because his individual contributions helped Bayern Munich win Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal. Even though there's controversy in the Ballon d'Or every year, what stopped Kylian Mbappe from winning the Ballon d'Or was simply because he didn't win any major trophy with Real Madrid last season, and I think betting on him to win the next Ballon d'Or would be good because he always has impressive individual contributions every season and Real Madrid could lift a major trophy this season which can make him the clear favorite to win the Ballon d'Or next year.

[nelson4lov]

I don't see how Messi gets a spot and Kane didn't. It makes zero sense to me why the media is too biased whenever it has anything to do with Messi. I get that he was unreal in the world Cup in July but I don't think a few performances alone will top what Harry Kane did for both club and country. If they loved Messi so much, they should have just given Haaland's spot to Harry Kane instead lol

[SuperBitMan]

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.
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You should not be surprised seeing Messi in that list, i’m not actually surprised because I know that Messi is the FIFA Princess, so anything that will make him achieve more they are going to make sure he gets it.
FIFA has always been favoring Messi over other players even the ballon d’Or he won most of them were actually meant for other players or but they decided to give it to him because he’s the FIFA princess.

Kane was suppose to be in that list but they prefer there princess to take his position.
All these journalist are actually very foolish, I don’t know if they actually know football. I believe they are voting to Favour someone they love.

This act of including Messi and abandoning Kane is very shameful.

[Tongley]

I don't see how Messi gets a spot and Kane didn't. It makes zero sense to me why the media is too biased whenever it has anything to do with Messi. I get that he was unreal in the world Cup in July but I don't think a few performances alone will top what Harry Kane did for both club and country. If they loved Messi so much, they should have just given Haaland's spot to Harry Kane instead lol

This list is based on votes from players, if these votes were used to determine the winner of the Ballon d'Or, it would have been possible to say. Messi has taken the place with more votes than Haaland and Kane. There are many reasons why Messi is in this place, Messi has performed very well between the club and during the World Cup. He has created many more goal chances during the World Cup and I think he will be much more than Kane. I don't think there is anything big to be surprised to see Messi in this place.

[Ale88]

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.

You should not be surprised seeing Messi in that list, i’m not actually surprised because I know that Messi is the FIFA Princess, so anything that will make him achieve more they are going to make sure he gets it.
FIFA has always been favoring Messi over other players even the ballon d’Or he won most of them were actually meant for other players or but they decided to give it to him because he’s the FIFA princess.

Kane was suppose to be in that list but they prefer there princess to take his position.
All these journalist are actually very foolish, I don’t know if they actually know football. I believe they are voting to Favour someone they love.

This act of including Messi and abandoning Kane is very shameful.

I perfectly know that FIFA loves Messi, so I can't say I'm surprised to see him there. It's simply highly unfair and disrespectful for Kane. Also, FIFA is giving the idea that you just need to score a few goals against some random team in the World Cup and automatically you can be considered worth enough for the best 11. It's doesn't make sense.

[SPIDERMAN008]

I perfectly know that FIFA loves Messi, so I can't say I'm surprised to see him there. It's simply highly unfair and disrespectful for Kane. Also, FIFA is giving the idea that you just need to score a few goals against some random team in the World Cup and automatically you can be considered worth enough for the best 11. It's doesn't make sense.

You are right. Some of FIFA behavior is that they like Messi more. There are enough reasons behind this such as Messi performing consistently for a long time. Because of this, they are very popular. And because of this popularity many viewers feel interested in watching any match when Messi is there, and they also earn a lot of money from it. Especially the FIFA World Cup. If Messi were not there, many people would not watch Argentina's matches. Even some people might not give much importance to the FIFA World Cup. Because there are still many who are interested in football just because Messi is still with football. After going retirement, many might lose interest in football. And now Messi might play football for next couple of years . After that he will go retirement. Considering this maybe FIFA is giving him a little more priority in all so that he can retain the emotional space of the people who like Messi. And in a big organization like FIFA there are many things that need to be maintained to run. Just as most of their decisions cannot be manipulated but they also give importance to the role of people's emotions.

[YUriy1991]

I knew this year Ballon d'Or was mainly between Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane, but when they stated that a player that doesn't win a trophy can't win the Ballon d'Or because it's show that the player individual contributions in his team couldn't help his team win a trophy, that moment I knew Kylian Mbappe wasn't going to win it, and even as Harry Kane was the person that finally won it, I was happy for him because his individual contributions helped Bayern Munich win Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal. Even though there's controversy in the Ballon d'Or every year, what stopped Kylian Mbappe from winning the Ballon d'Or was simply because he didn't win any major trophy with Real Madrid last season, and I think betting on him to win the next Ballon d'Or would be good because he always has impressive individual contributions every season and Real Madrid could lift a major trophy this season which can make him the clear favorite to win the Ballon d'Or next year.

I find it confusing it used to be much easier to gauge who would win the Ballon d'Or but the fact that Harry Kane has been named the recipient based on his contributions to Bayern Munich in Bundesliga title feels somewhat inconsistent. If the criteria for the Ballon d'Or are based on a player contributions to their club, then Lamine Yamal would arguably be the strongest candidate, given his success in winning the World Cup with the Spanish national team and the La Liga title. If team contribution is the benchmark used for Harry Kane win then Yamal certainly meets the requirements for the award. Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe only managed to help the French national team reach the semi finals of the World Cup.

[Barikui1]

This list is based on votes from players, if these votes were used to determine the winner of the Ballon d'Or, it would have been possible to say. Messi has taken the place with more votes than Haaland and Kane. There are many reasons why Messi is in this place, Messi has performed very well between the club and during the World Cup. He has created many more goal chances during the World Cup and I think he will be much more than Kane. I don't think there is anything big to be surprised to see Messi in this place.

Most of us here are just using their personal hate or sentiment towards a player to discredit the work he has done in the past season, especially in this world cup that just ended. Messi was the second top scorer in the world cup and the player with the highest assist, so with such an incredible performance, why will he not deserve to be there?

The Harry Kane you guys are speaking for only won the ballon d'Or because of the personal love the voters have for him because their is nothing exceptional about him if you are comparing him to his competitors like yamal and mbappe, so I wonder where all of this is coming from.

[KTChampions]

Most of us here are just using their personal hate or sentiment towards a player to discredit the work he has done in the past season, especially in this world cup that just ended. Messi was the second top scorer in the world cup and the player with the highest assist, so with such an incredible performance, why will he not deserve to be there?

The Harry Kane you guys are speaking for only won the ballon d'Or because of the personal love the voters have for him because their is nothing exceptional about him if you are comparing him to his competitors like yamal and mbappe, so I wonder where all of this is coming from.

You’re the fucking best example of this. Why are you letting your emotions take over, especially when you haven’t even bothered to look at the facts? Olise has 7 assists - a record that allowed him to surpass Pelé’s record (6 assists). Mbappé and Messi each have 4 assists, but they have played 8 games, meanwhile, three other players also have 4 assists but have played fewer games. You might also want to take a look at the teams Messi has scored against - third-rate ones.
What you wrote about Kane is such nonsense that you should just be told to go look it up on Google 

[danadc]

I knew this year Ballon d'Or was mainly between Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane, but when they stated that a player that doesn't win a trophy can't win the Ballon d'Or because it's show that the player individual contributions in his team couldn't help his team win a trophy, that moment I knew Kylian Mbappe wasn't going to win it, and even as Harry Kane was the person that finally won it, I was happy for him because his individual contributions helped Bayern Munich win Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal. Even though there's controversy in the Ballon d'Or every year, what stopped Kylian Mbappe from winning the Ballon d'Or was simply because he didn't win any major trophy with Real Madrid last season, and I think betting on him to win the next Ballon d'Or would be good because he always has impressive individual contributions every season and Real Madrid could lift a major trophy this season which can make him the clear favorite to win the Ballon d'Or next year.

This year's Ballon d'Or selection was excellent; I liked it because they didn't choose a player who didn't deserve it. There's a lot of hype surrounding Lamine because he's a player who has looked very promising, but they need to win some clear-cut competitions to be worthy of the award.Barcelona can win some championships they're currently competing in, but they need to win, and Lamine needs to stand out a bit more, perhaps even be a bit of a flirt or something like that.

[Mayor of ogba]

I find it confusing it used to be much easier to gauge who would win the Ballon d'Or but the fact that Harry Kane has been named the recipient based on his contributions to Bayern Munich in Bundesliga title feels somewhat inconsistent. If the criteria for the Ballon d'Or are based on a player contributions to their club, then Lamine Yamal would arguably be the strongest candidate, given his success in winning the World Cup with the Spanish national team and the La Liga title. If team contribution is the benchmark used for Harry Kane win then Yamal certainly meets the requirements for the award. Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe only managed to help the French national team reach the semi finals of the World Cup.

Predicting Ballon d'Or winner these days is quite difficult since football fans don't really know all the things considered when deciding the player to win Ballon d'Or, in my opinion, the reason why Lamin Yamal couldn't win Ballon d'Or even after winning La Liga title and World Cup is simply because Harry Kane has good individual contributions more than Lamin Yamal.

[Rhow]

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.

You should not be surprised seeing Messi in that list, i’m not actually surprised because I know that Messi is the FIFA Princess, so anything that will make him achieve more they are going to make sure he gets it.
FIFA has always been favoring Messi over other players even the ballon d’Or he won most of them were actually meant for other players or but they decided to give it to him because he’s the FIFA princess.

Kane was suppose to be in that list but they prefer there princess to take his position.
All these journalist are actually very foolish, I don’t know if they actually know football. I believe they are voting to Favour someone they love.

This act of including Messi and abandoning Kane is very shameful.

I perfectly know that FIFA loves Messi, so I can't say I'm surprised to see him there. It's simply highly unfair and disrespectful for Kane. Also, FIFA is giving the idea that you just need to score a few goals against some random team in the World Cup and automatically you can be considered worth enough for the best 11. It's doesn't make sense.

You are right that FIFA probably likes Messi a lot. I saw evidence of that at the 2026 World Cup and I hope I don't need to mention it. But I don't know of any suggestion from FIFA that scoring a few goals against any ordinary team at the World Cup will make you eligible for the best 11. The main thing is that club and national team performances are taken into account from 4 August 2025 to 29 July 2026. However, I was quite surprised that a player like Kane didn't get a chance in the FIFPRO World 11. Especially after winning the Ballon d'Or, it's really disrespectful not to get a chance there. Although it all depends on the votes of professional footballers from different countries.

[sergiorus]

FIFA is giving the idea that you just need to score a few goals against some random team in the World Cup and automatically you can be considered worth enough for the best 11. It's doesn't make sense.

I think the message here is far more vile than that.

And although its only indirectly coming from FIFA (after all, the FIFpro Eleven is determined by the votes of dozens of thousands of footballers, many of which as we can imagine aren't very intelligent and play in the leagues that are barely above the levels of amateurs), the message is almost audacious: whoever controls the public opinion - controls the outcomes of these votings.

You can be a Ballon d'Or winner, win Bundesliga, score 60+ goals in one season but if FIFA and their lapdog journalists brainwash the masses that Messi is still the best, the masses will produce the desired outcome.

[nelson4lov]

I don't see how Messi gets a spot and Kane didn't. It makes zero sense to me why the media is too biased whenever it has anything to do with Messi. I get that he was unreal in the world Cup in July but I don't think a few performances alone will top what Harry Kane did for both club and country. If they loved Messi so much, they should have just given Haaland's spot to Harry Kane instead lol

This list is based on votes from players, if these votes were used to determine the winner of the Ballon d'Or, it would have been possible to say. Messi has taken the place with more votes than Haaland and Kane. There are many reasons why Messi is in this place, Messi has performed very well between the club and during the World Cup. He has created many more goal chances during the World Cup and I think he will be much more than Kane. I don't think there is anything big to be surprised to see Messi in this place.

So why didn't he win the Ballon d'Or? Since he did more than Harry Kane did for both club and country during the world cup? Harry Kane didn't get on the list for the same reason why Olise ranked #9 in the Ballon d'Or top 10 despite all his contributions last season. If you try to understand matters like this, you'd just give yourself headache so I'm going to let this discussion go for now.

[famososMuertos]

I like Harry Kane; and this isn’t about being a fan or football-related sentiment; it’s purely a bet. I think the markets are initially counting him out; they see a "back-to-back" win as unlikely, and, to be fair, it is difficult; but at 4%*, it looks interesting. What’s strange, though, is the disparity between the Kalshi and Polymarket odds (though in Kalshi’s case, it might just be a liquidity issue)... regardless, I’d put money on Kane there.

In fact, if his performance improves over time, I wouldn’t even have to wait until the Ballon d’Or decision.

^{*https://polymarket.com/event/ballon-dor-winner-2027}

[KTChampions]

I like Harry Kane; and this isn’t about being a fan or football-related sentiment; it’s purely a bet. I think the markets are initially counting him out; they see a "back-to-back" win as unlikely, and, to be fair, it is difficult; but at 4%*, it looks interesting. What’s strange, though, is the disparity between the Kalshi and Polymarket odds (though in Kalshi’s case, it might just be a liquidity issue)... regardless, I’d put money on Kane there.

In fact, if his performance improves over time, I wouldn’t even have to wait until the Ballon d’Or decision.

^{*https://polymarket.com/event/ballon-dor-winner-2027}

I agree that a 4% probability for Kane looks interesting, if only because that’s the absolute floor - his chances really can’t get any lower than that. When considering his actual prospects, beyond competitors like Mbappé, there are two other direct rivals who significantly diminish his odds: Olise at Bayern and Bellingham for the national team. Both are absolute monsters, and this season they look better than him, it’s clear that when it comes to voting, they’ll be taking points away from him.