Ballon D'Or is the most prestigious award in the footballing world in the individual level.
Last season it was won by Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, after he reached the World Cup final with Croatia and won the Champions League with Real.
This year's award ceremony will be held on December 2 at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
There are already few favorites who are being viewed as contenders to win this year's Ballon D'Or.
Let's take a look and see who are the top 5 favorites to win the prestigious award.
5.Alisson Becker
- Club: Liverpool
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Age: 27
Becker joined the Premier League side in 2018 for £67m.
Alisson Becker was in goal when Liverpool beat Tottenham in the Champions League final and became the winners, after having reached the final for the second year in a row.
The Brazilian goalkeeper has also won the Copa America during this summer after beating Peru with a 3-1 score.
4. Sadio Mane
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- Club: Liverpool
- Position: Left Winger
- Age: 27
After Liverpool won the Champions League, most of the stars who shined last season for the Jurgen Klopp's side, are being viewed as favorites to win the award.
Sadio Mane has been a key part for the Reds. Last season he scored 26 goals in his 50 appearances for the Reds.
During this season he also continued to shine as he has scored 8 goals in 12 appearances.
3.Cristiano Ronaldo
- Club: Juventus
- Position: Left Winger
- Age: 34
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the footballers who is usually viewed as a favorite to win the Ballon D'Or award. Ronaldo has won the award 5 times.
The 34-year-old has won the UEFA Nations League with his country during this summer after Portugal reached the final with Netherlands and won with a 1-0 score.
The Juventus star scored his 700th goal during this month's Euro 2020 qualifying game against Ukraine.
During this season, Ronaldo has scored 5 goals in his 9 appearances for the Serie A side.
2.Virgil van Dijk
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- Club: Liverpool
- Position: Defender
- Age: 28
Virgil van Dijk is also being viewed as a favorite to win the Ballon D'Or after he won the Champions League and reached the final of UEFA Nations League with Netherlands.
The 28-year-old also won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award and was being viewed as a favorite to win the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award, but it was given to Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
During this season, Virgil van Dijk has scored 1 goal in his 13 appearances so far for the Reds.
1.Lionel Messi
- Club: Barcelona
- Position: Right Winger
- Age: 32
Leo Messi, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, is another footballer who is usually being viewed as a favorite to win the Ballon D'Or. After winning FIFA Men's Player of the Year award, many are saying that Messi will win his 6th Ballon D'Or.
Few days ago, Messi recieved his sixth Golden Shoe award after having scored 36 goals in 34 games last season.
During this season, the Barcelona star has scored 2 goals in his 6 appearances so far as he missed few games due to an injury.
