2023 Ballon d’Or Power Ranking Top 20 was selected in this media (Gol.com) global edition
[골닷컴] Reporter Park Moon-soo = The winner of the 2022 Ballon d’Or was Real Madrid’s soccer guru Karim Benzema.
It’s still too early. The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar from next month. There is about a year left, but fierce competition has been ongoing for the Ballon d’Or from the beginning of the 2022/23 season.
In line with this, on the 18th (local time), this media (Gol.com) Global Edition selected the 2023 Ballon d’Or Power Ranking Top 20. Again, the power rankings are for reference only. You don’t need to put too much weight on it. just look at it for fun.
One of the best performing players of the 2022/23 season is Manchester City’s Halan. However, Halan’s Ballon d’Or power ranking selected by this media was 4th. All PSG players from 1st to 3rd placed decorations. The main characters are Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. For reference, Son Heung-min’s soul partner, Harry Kane, ranked 11th.
First overall was Lionel Messi. Messi is the most Ballon d’Or winner. The number of awards alone is 7 times. Messi could not be seen at the 2022 Ballon d’Or. It didn’t even make it to the 30-person nomination list. It’s a stark contrast to 2021.
The first season was an adjustment period. The 2022/23 season is different. Already 12 goals and 8 assists. If Argentina’s World Cup results are added, Messi’s recapture of the Ballon d’Or is not an impossible scenario. Of course, PSG has to show some.
2nd place is Neymar. Like Messi, he didn’t make it to the 30-man roster. The start of the season is good. He has 13 goals and 11 assists. If Brazil wins the Qatar World Cup, winning the Ballon d’Or for the first time in 16 years since 2007 Kaka would not be a dream. Injury is a variable, though.
Third place is Mbappe. 13 goals and 1 assist. Coincidentally, last season, Mbappe was the only PSG attacking trio to be on the 30-man Ballon d’Or list. The final ranking is 6th. This season, the performances of Messi and Neymar continued, making him a supporting actor for the team. Is that so? Recently, the cold relationship with the club has been attracting attention.
4th place is the aforementioned Hollan. 21 goals, including cup competitions, are in operation. A better record than PSG’s MNM trio. In the Premier League, he had a hat-trick in three consecutive home games. He also scored a hat-trick in the Manchester derby for the first time in 52 years. However, his performance before Liverpool was disappointing. His nationality is also Norwegian. Unlike other contenders, Halan does not have a chance to play in the World Cup.
In addition, Lewandowski, who scored 14 goals, finished fifth. At the 2022 Ballon d’Or, Vinicius Junior, who finished eighth, was sixth. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Benzema is ranked 8th. In the case of Benzema, he hasn’t been able to play much in recent matches due to an injury. As mentioned earlier, Kane was ranked 11th. Gabriel Jejus, who changed after moving to Arsenal, ranked 13th, and Hvicha, who is famous as a colleague of Kim Min-jae, ranked 15th.
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