Ballon d'Or 2020 FIFA Rankings: Messi, Ronaldo and contenders who could have won the award

Ballon d'Or 2020 FIFA Rankings: Messi, Ronaldo and contenders who could have won the award

While the prize for the best footballer of 2020 will not be handed out due to Covid-19, who would've been the favourite if it hadn't been cancelled?
The awarding of the Ballon d'Or has become one of the biggest nights in the footballing calendar, with winning the prize seen by players as the pinnacle of excellence in the sport.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the award in the 21st century, winning it 11 times between them in the last 12 years.
Messi is the current holder after claiming his sixth Ballon d'Or back in December, and the Argentine will now continue his defence through to 2021 after France Football announced the prize would not be awarded in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Top 3 who would have won the balon d'Or


#3 LIONEL MESSI

  Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
In 2020: 15 goals, 17 assists.
The top scorer in La Liga , the most assists ever in La Liga and more goal contributions in 2020 than any other player on this list, and yet Messi finds himself in third?
The Ballon d'Or holder's chances of claiming a seventh prize were hit by both Barcelona 's failure to win La Liga and their poor form meaning they likely would have needed to raise their game hugely to challenge for the
Champions League .


#2 CHRISTIANO RONALDO


Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
In 2020: 20 goals, five assists.
Before last week's draw with Sassuolo , Ronaldo had either scored or assisted in every one of Juventus' Serie A matches in 2020 as they march almost unopposed towards another Scudetto.
Failure to win the Coppa Italia and being behind against Lyon in their Champions League last-16 tie means Ronaldo cannot top the list right now, but he would certainly be in the running for the top prize if it were being awarded.

#1 ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
In 2020: 21 goals, four assists. Won
Bundesliga & DFB Pokal.
No player can feel more hard done by when it comes to the decision to cancel the Ballon d'Or than Lewandowski.
The Poland international has been in blistering form in 2020, having fired Bayern to a domestic double while helping make them the favourites to win the Champions League.
At the age of 31, he may not get a better chance of claiming the ultimate individual prize.

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