Only one month left before the delivery of the Ballon d’Or (October 28), and as usual when the date approaches, suspicions begin as to who should be the champion.
It’s been a long time since there was a year as open, but the newspaper Marca revealed that Vinicius Jr. was informed that he would be crowned the best of the previous season, defeating competitors such as Jude Bellingham, Rodri Hernández, Dani Carvajal or Toni Kroos.
A decision that was not to everyone’s taste, as it turned out Lothar Matthäus. “It will not be a surprise for me, who scores the goals is always more in the center of attention than others. With the victories in the Champions League and LaLiga he achieved important titles at Real Madrid that justify the honor,” said the German legend, but not before making sure of that “Personally, I only see Vinicius in third place in my ranking of world footballers this year.”
So who is the favorite for Matthäus? “For me, Rodri deserves the Ballon d’Or more than Vinicius. He is the thinker and leader of Spain, champion of the Euro Cup and also won the Premier League with Manchester City. He is the most outstanding player of the year,” urged the German, who would put Jude Bellingham in second place “Like Vinicius, he won the Champions League and LaLiga and was also one of the most popular players in the Euro Cup. Thanks to his goals, England reached the final and became runners-up. My podium is Rodri, Bellingham and Vinicius.”
We’ll have to wait and see what happens on October 28, when the Theater du Chatelet will decide who will win this year’s Ballon d’Or.
Source: La Verdad
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