Ballon d'Or contenders ranked!
Goal magazine has listed the 20 players who could be favorites for this season's Ballon d'Or, the award given to the world's best footballer.
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Leading global sports publication 'Goal' magazine has written about the 20 players who could be candidates for the Ballon d'Or, which is awarded every season by the French football magazine France Football and is considered the most prestigious award in world football.
The 20 players highlighted by the magazine are as follows:
20 - Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
19 - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
18 - Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
17 - Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
16 - Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
15 - Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
14 - Declan Rice (Arsenal)
13 - Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
12 - Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid)
11 - Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
10 - Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
9 - Rodri (Manchester City)
8 - Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
7 - Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
6 - Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
5 - Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
4 - Phil Foden (Manchester City)
3 - Kylian Mbappe - (PSG)
2 - Jude Bellingham - (Real Madrid)
1 - Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)