The last edition was based on the production of the footballer between January and Decemberwhile from now on it will be for the European season, that is, from August to June.
In turn, the number one criterion will be based on the individual performance of the player and then the collective performance will be considered. Behavior on the field comes in third order, with the sense of “fair play”.
In the last season, Messi played 34 games for PSG: 26 in the local tournament with six goals and 14 assists; one in the French Cup; and seven in the Champions League, where he scored five goals, until the elimination in the round of 16 against Real Madrid of Spain, the last champion.
For “France Football”, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo He made more merits than Messi, for his 18th. presence among the nominees for the Ballon d’Or.
Ronaldo played 38 games for England’s irregular Manchester United with 24 goals and three assists: 18 were in the Premier League.
“At 37, CR7 is no longer constantly creepy. But, since September, the Portuguese has led the number of goals scored in the national team (117), ahead of the Iranian Ali Daei (109),” explained “L’Equipe”.
Another change generated by “France Football” occurred in the jury. From now on, there will be 100 instead of 170, with one journalist per country, and they will be chosen based on the position of their national team in the FIFA ranking.
Messi was left out of the Ballon d’Or nominees for the first time since 2005. The Rosario crack is the top winner with 7 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021), followed by the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo with 5.
The delivery of the Ballon d’Or, with the Frenchman Karim Benzema as the great favorite, will take place on October 17.
Source: Ambito
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