While uncertainty remains around the winner of the next Ballon d’Or, Laure Boulleau has revealed her podium.
Who will succeed Karim Benzema, winner of the last Ballon d’Or? The duel promises to be close between Lionel Messi, who touched the holy grail by winning the World Cup with Argentina but delivered a more than ordinary season with PSG, and Erling Haaland, certainly invisible or almost on the international scene but author of a Dantesque season with Manchester City, his 52 goals in 53 matches being a large part of the Citizens’ exceptional quadruple.
The duel rages on and one month before the Ballon d’Or ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet, which will be held on Monday October 30, it is time for predictions. And for Laure Boulleau, there is little doubt about the name of the winner: Erling Haaland deserves the distinction more than anyone else. “I will say Haaland, Messi and Mbappé”she confided to The Team when choosing his podium, specifying: “Haaland in one. »
The Canal Football Club consultant also delivered her podium for the Women’s Ballon d’Or, this time giving pride of place to the Spanish, crowned world champions in the Antipodes. “I would say Bonmati in one, Paralluelo in two and Sam Kerr in three,” she said. Response in a month…
Organized by France Football, the Ballon d’Or is chosen by 100 journalists from the 100 best FIFA nations, who are invited to select their five best players from the 30 pre-selected. They rank their five choices and a number of votes is allocated based on this ranking with 6 points for the first, then four for the second, three for the third, two for the fourth and one for the fifth.
