In the early morning of this morning Beijing time, after the French Football magazine announced the last 5 people in the shortlist of 30 candidates for the Golden Globe Award, I immediately received their email - the Ballon d'Or voting officially began.
In the letter, French Football stated several key milestones: voting began on October 8 and ended on October 24. This year's voting time has been somewhat advanced, and the list was announced at the end of October, and the voting deadline was closed in November. The results of the voting will be announced on 29 November, and the judges' specific ballots will be published in the December 4 magazine French Football
According to the past law, the announcement of the Golden Globe Award shortlist will have a significant stimulating effect on the performance of competitors. With half a month to go until the voting deadline on October 24, ideally players will have two more national team games, two league games and one Champions League.
So far, The Argentine striker Messi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, is undoubtedly the biggest favorite and tops the list with odds of 1.4; for this matter, manchester United legendary captain Keane said in an interview that he does not know why Messi became a Ballon d'Or favorite, he is just a system player; in my eyes, Ronaldo is the deserved winner, he is also the strongest player in the world.
In fact, what Keane said does not make sense, after all, Messi helped Argentina win the Championship in the Copa America and was named the best player in the tournament, and won the Copa del Rey for Barca at the level of club honours. Although the performance of Paris Saint-Germain was not satisfactory, but after all, it was a new team, and head coach Pochettino gave him more of a role as an organizer than a finisher, so it was unfair to deny his performance in Greater Paris.
Ronaldo is undoubtedly the king of the world, after returning to Manchester United, he is also a fish, scoring goals in many games, and can be shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or competition; but in the past year, he has not been as good as Messi, Levan, Zoginho and Kante in terms of personal honor and team honor, so it is not unexpected that he will not get the Ballon d'Or. However, back at the Theatre of Dreams, Ronaldo can have a chance to lead United to new glory.