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The 'Golden Ball' for 2023 is handed over today, here are the favorites
2023-10-30 10:07:04 / SPORT
Lionel Messi is the favorite to win his eighth Ballon d'Or, when France Football presents the trophy for the best footballer in the world for 2023 this evening in Paris.
The 36-year-old guided Argentina to World Cup glory in December for the first time since 1986 and that makes him the favorite to lift the award for a record-breaking eighth time in his career.
The Golden Ball ceremony 2023 will be held starting at 20:30 at the Theater du Chatelet.
Thirty players are on the shortlist, with Erling Haland and Kevin de Bryjnen rivals for the Argentinian.
Manchester City's Norwegian striker is the second contender after a lethal 2022-23 season, scoring 52 goals in 53 games in all competitions as Pep Guardiola's side won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
City dominates the list of candidates, while Ruben Diaz, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Ilkai Gyndoan, who moved to Barcelona in the summer, are also in the running. Kevin de Bryjne is expected to finish third in this race.
Meanwhile, Jude Bellingham's transformation from a classy midfielder to a bomber at Real has greatly increased the 20-year-old Englishman's quota.
The lad is still far from sniffing the top prize, but he is also nominated for the Kopa Trophy, which is awarded to the best player in the world under-21.
No Englishman has won the trophy before and he can make it his own.
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