Winning the World Cup seems to send the message that you can’t win it all.
Using information from betting site Sky Bet, soccer content creator score90 compiled the odds of winning the 2023 Ballon d’Or.
Lionel Messi tops the list. With a whopping 75% chance of winning the 2023 Ballon d’Or trophy.
The main reason Messi is the favorite is because he won the World Cup.
Messi has won every major tournament in his career, but he hasn’t been able to dominate on the World Cup stage. In the 2014 final, he was swept aside by Germany and hung his head in shame.
Messi has finally gotten his act together. He finally got his revenge when Argentina defeated France to win the 2022 tournament in Qatar, adding a World Cup trophy to his collection.
As Messi was crowned World Cup champion, there was a strong sense that the Ballon d’Or, awarded to the world’s best player, was a foregone conclusion.
Messi’s biggest threat is English Premier League (EPL) bomber and Manchester City striker Elling Holland.
Holland made the move to City last season to take on the challenge of the EPL. Any fears of an adjustment period were put to rest.
Holland put on a show, scoring 36 goals and finishing as the EPL’s top scorer.
The team followed suit. City won the EPL and FA Cup titles, as well as the UEFA Champions League (UCL) trophy. 메이저사이트
With Holland playing such a huge role in City’s treble, along with the EPL Golden Boot, there was no shortage of speculation that he would be the favorite to win the Ballon d’Or.
However, it seems that he can’t beat Messi, who has a tremendous arsenal of weapons at his disposal after winning the World Cup.
Holland has a 19% chance of winning the 2023 Ballon d’Or. That’s a far cry from Messi’s 75%.
Will Messi win the Ballon d’Or and collect eight trophies as expected?