The Ballon D’or may have slightly lost its touch after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been finally left out of the race for the first time in over a decade.
So who could take home football’s biggest individual prize this year, and what sort of praise will they receive for doing so?
So who could take home football’s biggest individual prize this year, and what sort of praise will they receive for doing so?
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00:00Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior is set to receive the 2024 Ballon d'Or award.
00:08He scored 29 goals and registered 11 assists in 39 appearances for Real Madrid last season.
00:14Vinicius played a pivotal role in attack, helping his side win the UEFA Champions League
00:19title and La Liga.
00:21For the first time, France Football, the organisers of the Ballon d'Or, released the criteria
00:26for choosing the winner of the award.
00:29One of the leading contenders for the Ballon d'Or is Rodri, the Spaniard helping his country
00:34to the European Championship and Manchester City to a record-breaking fourth Premier League
00:40title in a row.
00:42It feels as if, for Bellingham, England missing out in the final of Euro 2024 will just about
00:48get the golden ball out of his reach.
00:51That's also said for Englishman Cole Palmer, who was a nominee and shared his intentions
00:55of winning the award at least once across his career.