Rumors of Messi winning the Golden Ball
Sky Sports reporter announced that Messi will win his seventh Ballon d'Or on November 29.
"Messi will win the 2021 Ballon d'Or. He and his friends have been informed about the award," said the Italian reporter of the channelSky Sports, Matte Moretto writes onTwitterNovember 26
From Spain, the presenterThe Chiringuito- Josep Pedrerol also hinted that Messi will win the most prestigious individual award this year. "Messi, Benzema, Lewandowski...", he tweeted about the top three of the Ballon d'Or.
MagazineFrance Football, the organization that organizes the voting, will present the award on November 29, at the Thâtre du Châtelet in Paris. As usual, the winner is secretly announced by the French magazine about a week in advance.
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| Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or in 2019. Photo: Reuters |
Bookmakers also consider Messi the number one candidate for the 2021 Ballon d'Or. On November 26, Sky Bet, Unibet, Betway, Vbet and Sport Nation all placed odds on Messi winning from January 3 (bet 3 to 1) to March 10 and April 11. The odds of winning for the number two candidate, Robert Lewandowski, are currently 1/2.
Achievement has the biggest impact on winning abilityBallon d'Or 2021Messi's favorite tournament is the Copa America. In this tournament, the Argentina captain won the championship, best player, top scorer and top assist. At the club level, Messi won the Copa del Rey and top scorer in La Liga.
"Messi deserves the Ballon d'Or. He has had an important year in his career. After many ups and downs with the national team, he finally won the Copa America," teammate Angel Di Maria affirmed on November 26.
If Messi wins the 2021 Ballon d'Or, he will increase his record to seven titles. He has won the award six times before in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019. Cristiano Ronaldo is currently in second place with five titles: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
