Lionel Messi won the “Golden Ball” again – for the seventh time in his career.
There will be a debate about this award, which was extremely controversial, but in any case – the Argentine is setting the standards again. This time he won the seventh “Golden Ball” and became only the second player from League 1 to win this prestigious award.
Many would disagree, many believe that the “Golden Ball” must have ended up in the hands of Robert Lewandowski, but..
– The first prize for the best club goes to Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea team.
In his speech on the occasion of receiving the award, the Argentine stated that the Bayern striker deserved the award, and that last year everyone agreed in the assessment that the Polish is the one who should receive it.
– The answer came quickly – for the seventh time in his career, Lionel Messi won the “Golden Ball”, and the Polish remained short-sleeved. Now we know what Ronaldo meant when he said “You will see what will happen tonight!”.
So, the question is simple – Lionel Messi or Robert Lewandowski?
– In the seventh place is the Liverpool football player, Mohamed Salah, while Cristiano Ronaldo is only in the sixth place. In fifth place is Ngolo Kante, followed by Karim Benzema, who had a great season at Real Madrid, and Jorghino, who shone in the Chelsea jersey!
– As expected, the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma was named the best goalkeeper.
Here’s the final goalkeeper order looks like:
Gianluigi Donarumma (PSG)
Eduard Mendi (Chelsea)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
Ederson (City)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern)
Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester)
Tibo Kurtoa (Real)
Kaylor Navas (PSG)
Samir Handanovic (Inter)
– In the eighth place is the Manchester City football player, Kevin De Bruyne.
– Alexia Putellas, a Barcelona football player, was declared the best player and winner of the Golden Ball.
– We return to the “Golden Ball”. Gianluigi Donarumma is in tenth place, and Kilian Mbappe is in ninth! Donarumma also broke a negative record. He became the first player in history to win the European Championship and the award for the best player on the same, without finishing among the top five in the selection for the “Golden Ball”.
– As it was assumed, the “consolation” of the award goes to Robert Lewandowski. The Polish was named the top scorer, so the assumption is that the “Golden Ball” will not go into his hands.
– Luis Suarez, a great friend of Lionel Messi, is also present at the ceremony, so many interpret it as a sign that the “Ball” is in the hands of the Argentine again, but let’s wait. Robert Lewandowski attracted a lot of attention with his arrival.
– The “Kopa trophy” went to the Barcelona football player, Pedri.
The final list for the “Kopa” award
1) Pedri
2) Jude Bellingham
3) Jamal Musiala
4) Nuno Mendes
5) Mason Greenwood
6) Bukajo Saka
7) Florian Wirc
8) Ryan Gravenberg
9) Giovanni Reina
10) Jeremy Doku
– The solemn ceremony will begin soon, and Lionel Messi joined those present.
– Let us remind you, last year, the decision of France Football not to award a prize due to the corona virus pandemic raised dust because Lewandowski was the favorite at the time.
Now scandals are raging again. France Football announced on the day of the award ceremony that two new awards will be presented. According to the information, one award will be for the best club, and the other for the best scorer in 2021.
Many understand this move as a “consolation” for Lewandowski, so that the “Golden Ball” would end up in the hands of the Messi.
How do you comment on that?
– Cristiano Ronaldo is not in Paris, but he did not miss the opportunity to announce himself and make accusations.
What is a lie and what is the truth?
If you ask the Portuguese, it is not his intention to overtake the Messi.
– It’s time to reduce the number of favorites. Mason Mount is on the 19th place, while Simon Kjaer is on the 18th position, somewhat surprisingly. Luis Suarez is in front of him, so Neymar, Rahim Sterling, Leonardo Bonucci are following.
Giorgio Chiellini is in 13th place, followed by Romelu Lukaku, Erling Haaland.
– Position 21 is shared by Lautaro Martinez and Bruno Fernandes, on the 20th is Riyad Mahrez.
– At position 23 in the selection for the Golden Ball is the best English striker Harry Kane. He did not win the title with England, or did Tottenham become famous, but Kane shone.
– In the meantime, the organizers announced that they have included two new awards for this year. Of course, there have already been speculations that one of them will be given to Lewandowski as a “consolation”, and that the “Golden Ball” will again go into the hands of Lionel Messi.
– There are three players in position 26. Inter midfielder Nicolo Barella (24), Manchester City defender Ruben Dias (26) and Villarreal striker Gerard Moreno (29) share that place.
– The draw has begun. Luka Modric, the winner of the Golden Ball for 2018, was named the 29th best player.
– Pedri also came to France, the winner of the “Golden boy” award, which declared him the best player in Europe under the age of 21.
– Lionel Messi (6) and Cristiano Ronaldo (5) dominate the list of winners, while many believe that Robert Lewandowski was damaged for the award last year.
In that name, they have already announced from Bayern and said that it is time to correct the injustice.
– And who really knows the answer to the question that bothers us? They are Pascal Ferre, the editor of “France Football”, and his deputy to whom he is transmitting information, and all in case, God forbid, an accident happens.
Here are the candidates:
GOALKEEPERS Gianluigi Donarumma (Italy, PSG)
DEFENSE Leonardo Bonucci (Italy, Juventus)
Giorgio Chiellini (Italy, Juventus)
Simon Kjaer (Denmark, Milan)
Cezar Aspilikueta (Spain, Chelsea)
Ruben Dias (Portugal, Manchester City)
MIDFIELDER Engolo Kante (France, Chelsea)
Mason Mount (England, Chelsea)
Nikolo Barella (Italy, Inter)
Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, Manchester United)
Pedri (Spain, Barcelona) Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid) Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium, Manchester City)
Jorghino (Italy, Chelsea)
Phil Foden (England, Manchester City)
ATTACK
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Manchester City)
Erling Haaland (Norway, Borussia Dortmund)
Harry Kane (England, Tottenham)
Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)
Rahim Sterling (England, Manchester City)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, PSG)
Neymar (Brazil, PSG)
Lautaro Martinez (Argentina, Inter)
Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium, Chelsea)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United)
Killian Mbappe (France, PSG)
