The winner for the Ballon D'Or 2021 has now been decided on Monday, October 25, according to GFFN. This means voting for all the 30 shortlisted nominees has been closed.
Jorginho on his part has insisted that he deserves to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or having won the Champions League with Chelsea and helping Italy win the Euro 2020. And Braida argued that Jorginho or Donnarumma should win the award.
The 29-year-old is expected to rival Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, for the Ballon d' Or after the Argentine won the Copa America earlier this month.
From 2024, the Ballon d'Or awards will be co-organized by UEFA and Groupe Amaury, the publishers of France Football and L'Equipe. For six seasons from 2010 the award was known as the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Football fans are anxiously waiting for France Football, the organizers of the Ballon D'Or award, to unveil the shortlist for this year. However, there has been a lot of discourse as to who and who will be included.
On Wednesday, September 6, France Football published its list of nominees for this year's men's Ballon d'Or, women's Ballon d'Or, Yashin Trophy and Kopa Trophy.
At least, 15 players have earned a Ballon D'Or nomination for the first time in their careers. Last week, the organizers released a 30-man shortlist ahead of this year's event.
The winner for the Ballon d'Or 2021 will be announced on November 29. We reports that three EPL players deserved to win the Ballon d'Or in the past. The EPL has been host to a lot of world-class and talented players from across the world.
On Monday night, France Football will unveil the winner of this year's Ballon D'Or award. The event will be held at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, France and the official ceremony won't start until 19:30 GMT.
I'm sure there will be five or six players fighting to try and win the next one. I'm sure if he keeps doing what he's doing, he'll be right up there," Rooney told Sky Sports.