Now less than two weeks before the announcement of the 2023 Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi appears more than ever as the big favorite.
The suspense must end on October 30 on the stage of the Théâtre du Châtelet. on the occasion of the traditional 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony. One year after the coronation of Karim Benzema, who will succeed the former Madrilenian, the first Frenchman to be crowned since Zinedine Zidane in 1998?
For a week, the coronation of Lionel Messi seems acquired. Several voices have been heard in recent days to explain that the Argentinian had in fact been informed by France Football of his victory, journalists from the magazine having even traveled to Miami to carry out the traditional interview with the winner.
A coronation for the former Barcelona player, the eighth in his career, would obviously be anything but a surprise. Consequence of victory of Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar. The Albiceleste’s world title is enough for many to eclipse the poor season delivered by the native of Rosario with PSG. As evidenced the survey carried out by L’Equipe inviting Internet users to nominate the 2023 Ballon d’Or
Because for 47% of Internet users, Lionel Messi deserves to win a new Ballon d’Or, almost one in two voters. A crushing victory which confirms the weight of the World Cup in people’s minds.
Emiliano Martinez also leads the way for the Yachine Trophy reserved for the best goalkeeper, but with only 21.8% of the votes. For the clairvoyants, the Raymond Kopa Trophy awarded to the best young person seems to be promised to Jude Bellingham, who in fact collects 43.2% of the votes. Finally, among women, Aita Bonmati is in the lead with 32.3% of the votes.
