The 2023 Golden Ball Award Gala will take place at the Châtelet theater, Paris at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 31 (Hanoi time).
Erling Haaland
France Football asks Ballon d’Or voters to consider three factors when deciding which player is the best in the world: individual performance, collective performance demonstrated through club and team titles,
Haaland scored a double, helping Man City defeat Man Utd in the Premier League on the evening of October 29.
In terms of individual performance, Haaland has no rivals, scoring 52 goals in 53 matches for Man City in all competitions last season.
Haaland won the 2022-2023 Premier League top scorer with 36 goals – the tournament’s record number of goals in a season.
Regarding the collective performance, Man City won the treble – Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, parameters that make Haaland superior.
The final factor – `class of play and fair play` – is a more difficult aspect to evaluate.
Lautaro Martinez
Martinez has scored 32 goals for Inter this year.
Lautaro Martinez has scored 32 goals for Inter this year.
Martinez also shines in big matches.
Kylian Mbappe
Every year, the press reports that the French striker is about to move to Real, but at least for now, he is still attached to PSG – the team has invested billions of dollars but is still very far from its goal of becoming a champion.
Mbappe is considered one of the best players in the world right now.
A few months ago, Mbappe declared that he was qualified to compete for the Golden Ball with Messi or Haaland.
Mbappe helped PSG defend the Ligue 1 championship and was the tournament’s highest scorer with 29 goals.
Mbappe will be the number one candidate for the 2023 Golden Ball, if Messi does not go one step further than him at the World Cup, or his club, including Messi in the squad, goes deeper than the 1/8 round of the Champions League.
Jude Bellingham
Bellingham scored a double, helping Real defeat Barca in La Liga on the evening of October 28.
According to Athletic, although Messi is willing to negotiate salary and transfer fee to sign a contract tomorrow, not many clubs will be interested.
On the contrary, no one can refuse Jude Bellingham.
Bellingham’s goals don’t stop in Spain.
Rodri
Besides Erling Haaland, Rodri is the other indispensable player at Man City currently.
Man City also lost all three matches when Rodri was suspended this season.
Rodri scored the only goal, helping Man City defeat Inter in the Champions League final last season.
Pep Guardiola rates Rodri as the best player in his position and an important factor for Man City to dominate the Premier League and Champions League.
Rodri also contributed offensively, with four goals and seven assists last season, including the decisive goal in the Champions League final.
Less than a week after that title, Rodri helped Spain win the Nations League final by defeating Croatia in a penalty shootout.