It's getting closer and closer to the announcement of the 2021 Golden Globe winners, and recently several versions of the rankings were posted on the Internet. In the first ranking, Levan beat Messi to win the Golden Ball. For a time, countless fans applauded, because the cancellation of the 2020 Ballon d'Or Awards made Levan directly lose the opportunity to win the first Ball of Gold in his career. If he can finally win the award, it is undoubtedly the best compensation for him.
However, just 1 day later, another Ballon d'Or ranking list was passed on. Interestingly, in this list, Messi is ranked 1st and Levan is 2nd. If the first list has some credibility, then this list directly makes these so-called "winner lists" a joke. Sure enough, The editor-in-chief of French Football, Pascal Ferret, stood up and denounced the fake news.
"I've been told that twitter has posted the so-called Ballon d'Or rankings, and please note that these are all fakes, for the simple reason that French Football has never printed any ranking tables, even internally. To know who Messi's successor is," you have to be patient. ”
The latest Golden Globe Odds show that Levan has overtaken Messi as the biggest favourite. Therefore, Pascal Ferre's debunking of the rumors this time undoubtedly ignited the enthusiasm of fans to predict. Earlier, Milan legend Maldini was asked during an interview about the Ownership of the Ballon d'Or. He selected Levan, Benzema and Messi as the top 3, but he personally hopes that Levan will win.
"I think this year Robert Lewandowski deserves the Ballon d'Or. Karim Benzema is also likely to win, but Lewandowski maintains an incredible 'thirst' for goals, breaking many records with his own efficiency. Lewandowski, Benzema and Messi will certainly be in the top three. I think Messi has the best chance and I personally want Lewandowski to win. ”
Messi and Levan are recognized as the final top 2, with the former having the advantage of historic national team honours. The two have advantages in terms of personal data, Messi scored 38 goals and assisted 12 times in 47 games in all competitions last season, directly involved in 50 goals; Levan scored 48 goals and 9 assists in 40 games, directly involved in 57 goals. But at the national team level, Messi's advantage is very clear. In the Copa America, Messi scored 4 goals and 5 assists in 7 games, directly produced 9 goals, and won the top scorer and assists. Helping Argentina win the Copa America again in 28 years is also messi's first national team title of his career.
If it was last year, Levan won the Ballon d'Or. But this year is the year of the competition, and the America's Cup winner and individual decisive performance in the competition will be Messi's biggest chip in the Golden Ball Award.
But to Messi's detriment, after coming from Barca to Paris, his performance is obviously not as good as Levan's highlight. Ballon d'Or ballot voting deadline is October 24, during which time Messi has not yet broken the goal drought in Ligue 1, with 0 goals and 0 assists in 5 rounds. On the other side, Levan continued to kill in all directions, scoring 19 goals in 15 games. Comparing the two, it is not difficult to understand why Levan will surpass Messi to become the first favorite. Because Levan's performance during this time has won him a lot of impression points, it is not excluded that some judges will change their first pick choices.
In the early hours of November 30, the 2021 Golden Globe winners will be announced, Messi or Levan? Let's wait and see!