Goal.com Published a Ranking of Favorites in the Race for the Ballon d'Or Based on the Current Season's Results

The portal Goal.com has released an updated ranking of favorites in the race for the Ballon d'Or for the 2023/2024 season.

Midfielder Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid and the England national team heads the list of 20 footballers. Another Englishman, Phil Foden from Manchester City, is in second place. The top three are forward Kylian Mbappe of PSG and the France national team.

In a surprising turn of events, Cristiano Ronaldo finds himself in the 19th spot, while Lionel Messi, another football legend, is ranked 20th.

The Top 20 favorites in the race for the Ballon d'Or are:

1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).
2. Phil Foden (Manchester City).
3. Kylian Mbappe (PSG).
4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
5. Rodri (Manchester City).
6. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich).
7. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).
8. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
9. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen).
10. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
11. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
12. Julian Alvarez (Manchester City).
13. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
14. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
15. Declan Rice (Arsenal).
16. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
17. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan).
18. Rodrigo (Real Madrid).
19. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr).
20. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami).

Published by Patrick Jane
16.04.2024