Ballon d’Or 2023 rankings revealed

Ballon d’Or is awarded by the French outlet France Football to the best individual player in the preceding year. It is considered the highest individual honour in the world of football.

There have been many greats who have been awarded the Ballon d’Or. However, during the early days, the award was only given to European players, due to which Pele and Maradona were denied the award despite being the best players of their time. Now it is given to the best player regardless of his country.

Lionel Messi is expected to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or, extending his record for the most Ballon d’Or awards to eight. The Argentine led his country to the 2022 FIFA World Cup and helped PSG win the Ligue 1 title in 2022/23 before moving on to the MLS, joining Inter Miami.

The forward helped them win their first piece of silverware in the Leagues Cup within his first few games and is now set to be rewarded with the Golden Ball once again. The decision will soon be official at the Ballon d’Or ceremony, where a number of other awards will also be given to coaches, teams and players.

The Ballon d’Or 2023 award ceremony will take place at 1:30 AM IST on 31st October 2023. However, before the official ceremony, the Ballon d’Or 2023 rankings are being revealed. Let’s check them out:

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30. Ruben Dian

29. Martin Odegaard

28. Randal Kolo Muani

27. Nicolo Barella

26. Jamal Musiala

2023 Men's Ballon d'Or ranking:

2️⃣6️⃣ Jamal Musiala
2️⃣7️⃣ Nicolo Barella
2️⃣8️⃣ Randal Kolo Muani
2️⃣8️⃣ Martin Ødegaard
3️⃣0️⃣ Ruben Dias#ballondor pic.twitter.com/KG5pRpr9eZ
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023

25. Jasko Gvardiol

24. Bukayo Saka

23. Andre Onana

22. Kim Min-Jae

21. Antoine Griezmann

2023 Men's Ballon d'Or ranking:

2️⃣1️⃣ Antoine Griezmann
2️⃣2️⃣ Kim Min-jae
2️⃣3️⃣ André Onana
2️⃣4️⃣ Bukayo Saka
2️⃣5️⃣ Josko Gvardiol#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Bp9cDsrQHI
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023

20. Lautaro Martinez

19. Harry Kane

18. Jude Bellingham

17. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

16. Karim Benzema

2023 Men's Ballon d'Or ranking:

1️⃣6️⃣ Karim Benzema
1️⃣7️⃣ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
1️⃣8️⃣ Jude Bellingham
1️⃣9️⃣ Harry Kane
2️⃣0️⃣ Lautaro Martinez#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Jw6RCYPQ2a
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023

15. Emiliano Martinez

14. Ilkay Gundogan

13. Yassine Bonou

12. Robert Lewandowski

11. Mohamed Salah

2023 Men's Ballon d'Or ranking:

1️⃣1️⃣ Mohamed Salah
1️⃣2️⃣ Robert Lewandowski
1️⃣3️⃣ Yassine Bounou
1️⃣4️⃣ Ilkay Gündogan
1️⃣5️⃣ Emiliano Martinez#ballondor pic.twitter.com/eyh8lx1KXW
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023

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