Top 10 Ballon d’Or 2024 favorites after the continental football tournament

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Top 10 Ballon d'Or 2024 favorites after the continental football tournament

The thrilling continental football tournaments Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 have already concluded. It is certain that many people should have a clearer picture of which stars will step up to challenge for the Ballon d’Or award this year.

While the 8-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is still on the list of players who cannot be underestimated, many other players are ready to compete for the title of footballer with championship-level performances. Today, would like to

take everyone to see the top 10 favorites for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, and how outstanding each of them has been this year.


10. Phil Foden (Manchester City/England)

Results: 28 goals, 12 assists
Won: Premier League , Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup

Injuries to Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland have forced Foden to step up and lead Manchester City ‘s attack in recent seasons, and he has done better than expected, switching between roles as a playmaker and a finisher smoothly. His two Premier League hat-tricks this season were good enough to earn Foden the Premier League Player of the Year award. However, Foden’s

performance at Euro 2024 was not so good, as he was deployed as an attacking midfielder against Jude Bellingham, giving him less freedom than he had at City. Nevertheless, Foden still helped England reach the final.

9. Florian Wertz (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany)

Results: 21 goals, 21 assists
Won titles: Bundesliga (unbeaten), DFB-Pokal

To be honest, Florian Wirtz has been known for his terrific skills for quite some time now, but he only really came to the mainstream this past season when he led his team, the Drugstore, to an unbeaten Bundesliga title. He was a key player for Xabi Alonso, who led the โปรโมชั่น ufabet team to a 52-game unbeaten domestic run. He further enhanced his reputation with his

performance in Euro 2024, where Wirtz scored in both the opening and final matches of Germany’s 1-2 extra-time loss to Spain. This is a testament to his quality at the age of 21, and if he doesn’t win the Ballon d’Or this year, he’ll definitely get closer next year.

8. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain / France)

Results: 52 goals and 21 assists
Won titles: Ligue 1, Coupe de France

The favorite for the Ballon d’Or after the end of Messi and Ronaldo’s era is none other than Kylian Mbappe. This year, he will compete for the award in the PSG shirt for the last time before moving to chase success full-time at Real Madrid next year. To be honest, he will probably compete for the Ballon d’Or with his teammates. This

year, Mbappe led Paris to a third consecutive Ligue 1 title, followed by another domestic cup title. As for his performance at the national team level, Mbappe was unlucky in an accident that broke his nose, forcing him to wear a protective mask while playing, which has contributed to his and the French national team’s performance tragically declining.

7. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami / Argentina)

Performance: 28 goals and 17 assists
Won the championship: Copa America 2024, League Cup

After winning the Ballon d’Or award for the 8th time while wearing the pink shirt of Inter Miami, Messi became the first player outside the European league to win the award. However, many people think that Messi won the Ballon d’Or last year because of his performances that overlapped with his time playing for PSG, including winning the 2022 World Cup, which also helped increase his credit.

This year, Messi may face more difficulties as he has to compete for the Ballon d’Or as a full-time player in Major League Soccer. What might help him get some points is winning the Copa America 2024 with the Argentina national team, which he did not stand out much in the latest tournament. Plus, he had injuries that made him unable to play continuously. However, it is still likely that the voters will vote for him more or less.

6. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany)

Results: 1 goal, 12 assists
Won titles: UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Supercopa de España

Real Madrid’s leather-wrapped talisman Toni Kroos may have a chance to win the Ballon d’Or award at the end of his football career. Throughout the past season, Kroos was the heart of the midfield for the Los Blancos, who continuously won the championship. Whether it was his outstanding performance against Bayern Munich, ending with an assist for the team to win the UEFA Champions League in the final match,

Kroos also went on to play in Euro 2024 as a veteran player for the home team, which must be said that he alone controlled the midfield of the Iron Eagle team. Unfortunately, Germany was narrowly defeated by the power of Spain in extra time, which effectively ended Kroos’ football career.

5. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)

Results: 10 goals, 18 assists
Won: Euro 2024

Lamine Yamal has become a rising star in the football world at the moment. Although his club Barcelona missed out on the championship and had a turbulent past year, the discovery of Yamal has eased the heartache of the Alien fans.

At just 16 years old, Yamal has broken records time and time again as the youngest player and has the qualification to win Euro 2024. It must be said that Yamal is an important part of the Spanish national team. Guaranteed by the award for the best young player of the Euro 2024 tournament. And if anyone still doesn’t believe it, go back and watch the highlight of his goal against the French national team in the semi-finals. You will say with one voice, “Oh my God!”

4. Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid/Spain)

Results: 7 goals, 8 assists, 21 clean sheets
Won: Euro 2024, UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Supercopa de España It’s

rare to see a defender’s name on the Ballon d’Or shortlist, but this year has truly been Dani Carvajal’s year. Aside from stepping up at crucial moments to help Real Madrid turn the game around on several occasions, Carvajal was also the player who opened the scoring in the Champions League final, helping Los Blancos win their 15th title. Not only that, Carvajal also brought his

impressive form to the Euro 2024, becoming a key player in helping the Bulls win another trophy. If we were to look at trophies alone, Carvajal should be one of the top two contenders. However, the only big obstacle for this player is the defender position.

3. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid / England)

Achievements: 27 goals and 17 assists
Won trophies: UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Supercopa de España Jude

Bellingham has shown his “world-class” ability since his first season in La Liga, Spain. Not only is he an all-rounder in both attack and defense, but Bellingham also often works magic in critical moments, scoring goals to turn the situation around in injury time, which has become a regular occurrence. In Euro

2024, Bellingham has maintained his standard form. His two goals were instrumental in helping England reach the final, especially his bicycle kick against Slovakia in the last minute, which was invaluable. Unfortunately, he lost to Spain in the end. Otherwise, Jude Bellingham would have been ready to prepare his uniform and wait to receive the Ballon d’Or award.

2. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)

Results: 26 goals and 12 assists
Won titles: UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Supercopa de España

Although the injuries that bothered him at the beginning of the season made Vinicius Junior unable to play continuously, when the time came for this Brazilian player to get over the injury, he became undoubtedly one of the most dangerous attackers in the world. His

highlight in the last season was scoring a hat-trick in the Supercopa de España final against rivals Barcelona, ​​plus scoring in the Champions League final as another guarantee. There were also many matches where he caused havoc on opposing defenders until they fell. Unfortunately, he could not lead the Brazilian

national team to win the 2024 Copa America because he was banned from the knockout round. He could only watch his teammates lose to Uruguay in a penalty shootout. Many people said that if Vinicius had been on the field that day, Brazil would have advanced further into the round.

1. Rodri (Manchester City / Spain)

Results: 12 goals, 15 assists
Won: Euro 2024, Premier League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup

It has been over a year since Rodri went 90 minutes without a defeat in a football match before Manchester United stopped him in the FA Cup final last year. However, it has also been proven that whenever Rodri is on the pitch, the chances of the team losing are very slim.

Rodri is widely regarded as the best defensive midfielder in the world right now. With his ability to read the game decisively, tackle fiercely and play second to none, Rodri is a complete player, including the ability to use his legs to score goals at crucial moments. It is

no wonder that the star player won the Euro 2024 Player of the Tournament award. Because he has controlled the midfield and the Bulls have won 7 games in a row from the first match until the last match (Rodri played 6 games), the Golden Ball award is probably not too far away.