Next Monday, everyone will finally know. The suspense that has been growing for several weeks is now coming to an end. The winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or will be chosen during a ceremony at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris, hosted by former striker Didier Drogba. France Football will finally reveal the long-awaited ranking and the votes of all the nations invited to vote like every year. Robert Lewandowski, the Bayern Munich forward who scored again this week in the Champions League, and Lionel Messi, six-time winner from FC Barcelona to Paris-SG last summer, are favorites.
Lewandowski, Messi, Benzema, Salah, Jorginho or Mbappé?
The Pole and the Argentine have been named winners according to some rumors, but it could be that we are far away. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), scorers also in C1 on Wednesday evening, or Jorginho (Chelsea), author of the splendid Champions League-Euro double, can also claim to succeed Messi, the last winner in 2019 ( the 2020 edition had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic). Like Kylian Mbappé, very prominent during the year, and the other 24 candidates, in particular.
Théâtre du Châtelet, here we are! There are 4 days left to the ceremony! #Golden Ball pic.twitter.com/hI03yPY73X
– Golden Ball #ballondor (@francefootball) November 25, 2021
“We went everywhere to cover our tracks”
There are many rumors, but one thing is certain, the future winner already knows he has won. Pascal Ferré, chief editor of France Football, assured the Dauphiné Libéré: “Yes! As France Football comes out a few days before the ceremony, in the past few days we went to see the four winners (male trophy, female trophy, best goalkeeper and best young) for an interview and a photo shoot. We went everywhere to cover our tracks. If we ever see each other in London, we are also present in Munich. The secret has never been revealed. “ According to the boss of the famous football magazine, the winner is aware, but the ranking is not yet defined.
“All the lists circulating on the Internet are smart kids who do this to get noticed or gain subscribers, but that’s not true. The classification is not yet established. To date, there are 5 or 6 people in the know. For example Didier Drogba, who presents the ceremony, doesn’t know who won.Pascal Ferré detailed.
