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Ballon d’Or 2021 Power Rankings: Messi favorite after Argentina victory?

By Nishant Narayanan

Lionel Messi (ARG / FC Barcelona) poses onstage after winning his sixth Ballon D'Or award. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Lionel Messi (ARG / FC Barcelona) poses onstage after winning his sixth Ballon D'Or award. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) /
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Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ballon d'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus . (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) /

#6 Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus and Portugal

Stats and Achievement 20/21:- Juventus: 36 goals, 4 assists | Portugal: 5 goals, 1 assist

Won Coppa Italia & Supercoppa Italiana.

Making a list for the potential Ballon d’Or winners can never be complete without the inclusion of this man, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugues had a great personal season with Juventus, scoring 36 goals in all competitions, 29 in the league alone. Had it not been for Ronaldo, Juventus might have finished outside the Champions League spots. It was a difficult season in Turin for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, not individually but as a team.

The former Italian champions struggled to keep up with the two Milan sides and Antonio Conte ended their nine years of Italian dominance. This will be a big factor in deciding Ronaldo’s position in this list. In the Euros, Ronaldo once again had a fantastic individual run, winning the Golden Boot, which made up for Juve’s domestic failure. However, the Portuguese man was unable to retain the trophy which means that he only got two trophies last season, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana, thus he finishes on the sixth spot in the Ballon d’Or power rankings.

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