Who deserves the award? Site reveals Ballon d'Or favourites 🥇 | OneFootball

The final stretch of the Champions League and the approach of the World Cup are heating up the debate over WHO DESERVES THE BALLON D'OR.

In this scenario, the website GOAL published a ranking of the favorites. The award ceremony — still without an official date — is expected to take place between September and October.

Check out the Top 10 (from 10th to first) and leave your comment!

10th - Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Six goals; 13 assists

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9th - Vitinha (PSG)

Seven goals; 10 assists

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8th - Julián Álvarez (Atlético de Madrid)

19 goals; 10 assists

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7th - Ousmane Dembélé (PSG)

16 goals; nine assists

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6th - Haaland (Manchester City)

46 goals; nine assists

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5th - Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich)

26 goals; 20 assists

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4th - Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)

24 goals; 20 assists

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3rd - Mbappé (Real Madrid)

46 goals; nine assists

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2nd - Michael Olise (Bayern)

19 goals; 31 assists

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1st - Harry Kane (Bayern)

55 goals; six assists

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Brazilians, Messi and CR7 🇧🇷

As you could see, Brazil has no one in GOAL's Top 10 favorites for the Ballon d'Or.

Forward Raphinha (Barcelona) is the top Brazilian on the list, in 12th place.

Right behind him are Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) in 13th and Vini Jr. (Real Madrid) in 14th.

The biggest names in world football of recent years, Messi and CR7, are also in the Top 20.

Messi (Inter Miami) is in 15th place. And Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) is in 17th.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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