Ballon d’Or 2021 Power Rankings: Messi and Neymar climb as injuries hit contenders

The awarding of the prize was cancelled in 2020 and the world’s best players are again making their cases to claim the coveted individual honour 

After being cancelled in 2020,  the Ballon d’Or is back, with the great and good of the football world again eyeing the biggest individual honour the game has to offer.

Although the prize will not be handed out until December, performances over the coming weeks will go a long way to deciding who will and won’t be in contention to succeed 2019 winner Lionel Messi. 

With the the game at the highest level in an unprecedented state of flux, it remains to be seen what the rest of the season has in store, but the world’s biggest players will be at the heart of it. Read More