Trophy to the country of football after 17 years: Spain’s Marca already knows who will win the Ballon d’Or – Other – Football

In a month, exactly on October 28, the winner of this year’s Golden Ball for the best football player in the world will be officially announced.

The best footballer in the world for this year, Vinícius Júnior, wears the jersey of Real Madrid.

Among the most serious candidates for winning the prestigious trophy are the trio of Rodri (Manchester City), Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham (both Real Madrid). The Spanish newspaper Marca reported that they already know the winner.

According to the periodical, the Brazilian offensive midfielder Vinícius Júnior, who was one of the leaders of the White Ballet during its campaign to win the championship title in La Liga and triumph in the Champions League, will take home the golden ball in a month.

Brazil will see the best football player in the world after seventeen long years. The last time a player from the country of samba enjoyed the Ballon d’Or was in 2007 and it was the then leader of the Italian AC Milan, Kaká.

According to Marcy, the French magazine France Football, which awards the Ballon d’Or, has already informed the Brazilian player of his victory in the poll. In addition to the Ballon d’Or, he will also receive a personalized gold-plated football boot from Nike.

Vinícius Júnior was considered a big favorite to win the award. But he, and neither did the Brazilian national team, perform at the summer South American championship Copa América, while the Spaniard Rodri became the European champion with the national team.

Even this fact should not have had an impact on the final order of the poll, in the end, Real Madrid’s victory in the Champions League probably weighed.

“The footballer who grew up in Flamengo reflects one hundred percent what it means to believe in one’s abilities, to stand in the face of adversity to show everyone that all effort has its reward,” Marca wrote about the expected Ballon d’Or winner.