Ballon d’Or: Top 5 favourites to win award ranked

The top five favourites to win this year’s Ballon d’Or have been ranked.

Man City’s star midfielder, Rodri has been ranked fourth in a recently held fan vote on the official Ballon d’Or website.

Rodri received just 6.6% of the votes from football supporters across the globe.

Newnaija reports that the 2024 Ballon d’Or award ceremony will take place in Paris on October 28.

Real Madrid ace, Vinicius Jr led the fan vote on the official France Football website, securing 64.6% votes.

Vinicius has been widely tipped to win the award this year, having played a crucial role in Los Blancos’ success last season.

Lautaro Martinez was ranked second in the voting, scoring 8.2% of the vote after an impressive season with Inter Milan and Argentina.

England and Real Madrid midfielder, Jude Bellingham, ranked third with 8.2% of the vote.

The Englishman had a standout season, providing 36 goal contributions for his club and scoring twice in the Euros to help England reach the finals.

Rodri, who won the Premier League with Manchester City and the Euros with Spain, was ranked fourth.

The final name on the list was fellow Spaniard, Lamine Yamal, who received 4.6% of the votes.

Ballon d’Or: Top 5 favourites to win award ranked