The Ballon d'Or 2021 gala will take place on Monday, November 29th to find out who will be awarded as the best player of the year. Among the favorites to win this recognition are Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The four footballers along with 26 other participants have a chance to win this award, which was not held in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Many fans around the world are eager to know who will be the winner. Lionel Messi has the great possibility of winning his seventh Ballon d'Or. His greatest achievement was winning the Copa America with Argentina. The Rosario native is the monarch of this award with six. Cristiano Ronaldo follows him with five, although it is known that the Portuguese will not attend the event.
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Robert Lewandowski also has a chance to win the Ballon d'Or due to the great campaign he had with Bayern Munich. He won the Champions League and broke Gerd Müller's goal-scoring record in the Bundesliga with 41 goals.
Karim Benzema, Real Madrid forward, is another favorite since he has been decisive wearing the Madrilenian shirt for his goals and, in addition, was a key piece for France to win the UEFA Nations League.
Ballon d'Or 2021: The Nominees
- Riyad Mahrez (Algeria / Manchester City)
- N’Golo Kanté (France / Chelsea)
- Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)
- Leonardo Bonucci (Italy / Juventus Turin)
- Mason Mount, (England / Chelsea)
- Harry Kane (England / Tottenham)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / PSG)
- Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid)
- Raheem Sterling (England / Manchester City)
- Nicolo Barella (Italy / Inter)
- Lionel Messi (Argentina / PSG)
- Bruno Fernandes (Portugal / Manchester United)
- Pedri (Spain / FC Barcelona)
- Luka Modric (Croatia / Real Madrid)
- Giorgio Chiellini (Italy / Juventus)
- Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)
- Neymar (Brazil / PSG)
- Ruben Dias (Portugal / Manchester City)
- Lautaro Martínez (Argentina / Inter)
- Simon Kjaer (Denmark / Milan)
- Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich)
- Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)
- César Azpilicueta (Spain / Chelsea)
- Romelu Lukaku (Belgium / Chelsea)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus)
- Gerard Moreno (Spain / Villarreal)
- Phil Foden (England / Manchester City)
- Kylian Mbappé (France / PSG)
- Luis Suárez (Uruguay / Atlético de Madrid).
How is the winner of the Ballon d'Or 2021 decided?
180 journalists vote for five players who are on the list of nominees for the Ballon d'Or 2021. The first one receives six points, the second one gets four, the third one reaches three, the fourth one has two, and the fifth one gets one point.
In case of a tie, the winner is decided by the highest number of first places obtained.
What time will the Ballon d'Or 2021 be?
- Costa Rica: 1:30 p.m.
- Mexico: 1:30 p.m.
- Colombia: 2:30 p.m.
- Ecuador: 2:30 p.m.
- Peru: 2:30 p.m.
- United States (Miami, Washington D.C., New York): 2:30 p.m.
- Bolivia: 3:30 p.m.
- Venezuela: 3:30 p.m.
- Argentina: 4:30 p.m.
- Brazil: 4:30 p.m.
- Chile: 4:30 p.m.
- Paraguay: 4:30 p.m.
- Uruguay: 4:30 p.m.
- Spain: 8:30 p.m.
Where to watch the Ballon d'Or 2021?
The channel in charge of broadcasting the Ballon d'Or 2021 gala will be ESPN. Likewise, you can enjoy it on the Movistar Play and Star Plus apps. You can also follow the broadcast of this event on DirecTV Sports.