Messi, Lewandowski, Benzema … who will be the winner? It’s the end of the suspense, Monday, November 29, with the 65th Ballon d’Or ceremony France Football. A gala evening from the Châtelet theater in Paris, which must reward the best players and the best player in 2021. Four trophies are awarded: the Yachine trophy for the best goalkeeper, the Kopa trophy for the best player under 21, the women’s Ballon d’Or and the men’s Ballon d’Or.
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2021 Yachine Trophy for the best goalkeeper
The Yachine Trophy winner rewards the best goalkeeper of the year. It is awarded by the same voters as the Ballon d’Or France Football male, 180 players from 180 countries, with a list of three players instead of five. In 2019, the jury awarded the prize to Liverpool goalkeeper, Brazilian Alisson Becker.
The nominees for the 2021 Yachine Trophy
Thibaut Courtois (BEL / Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA / AC Milan, PSG)
Ederson (BRE / Manchester City)
Samir Handanovic (SLN / Inter Milan)
Emiliano Martinez (ARG / Aston Villa)
Edouard Mendy (SEN / Chelsea)
Keylor Navas (CRI / PSG)
Manuel Neuer (ALL / Bayern Munich)
Jan Oblak (SLN / Atlético de Madrid)
Kasper Schmeichel (DAN / Leicester)
Pedri, Kopa 2021 best young player trophy
FC Barcelona’s attacking midfielder, 19-year-old Spaniard Pedri, wins the Kopa trophy for best player under 21 at the 2021 Ballon d’Or ceremony. The Kopa trophy is designated by 32 former winners of the Ballon d’Or. During the 2019 edition, it was the Dutchman Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax Amsterdam then Juventus Turin) who was rewarded, ahead of Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) and Joao Felix (Atlético de Madrid).
The nominees for the Kopa 2021 trophy
Jude Bellingham (ANG / Borussia Dortmund)
Jérémy Doku (BEL / Rennes)
Ryan Gravenberch (HOL / Ajax Amsterdam)
Mason Greenwood (ENG / Manchester United)
Nuno Mendes (POR / PSG)
Jamal Musiala (ALL / Bayern Munich)
Pedri (ESP / FC Barcelona)
Giovanni Reyna (USA / Borussia Dortmund)
Bukayo Saka (ENG / Arsenal)
Florian Wirtz (ALL / Bayer Leverkusen)
Women’s Golden Ball 2021
For the Ballon d’Or France Football women, 50 journalists specializing in women’s football vote according to the same process as for men. The first named is awarded six points, the second four, the third three, the fourth two and the fifth one. At the end of the scoring, the player with the highest total of points wins the trophy.
In 2019, it was Megan Rapinoe who won, with her second world champion title with the United States.
The nominated for the Ballon d’Or France Women’s Football
Kadidiatou Diani (FRA / PSG)
Fran Kirby (ENG / Chelsea)
Jennifer Hermoso (ESP / FC Barcelona)
Christiane Endler (CHL / PSG, OL)
Christine Sinclair (CAN / Thorns FC)
Ashley Lawrence (CAN / PSG)
Irene Paredes (ESP / PSG, FC Barcelona)
Jessie Fleming (CAN / Chelsea)
Lieke Martens (HOL / FC Barcelona)
Sandra Panos (ESP / FC Barcelona)
Viviane Miedema (HOL / Arsenal)
Ellen White (ENG / Manchester City)
Pernille Harder (DAN / Chelsea)
Samantha Mewis (CAN / North Carolina Courage)
Wendie Renard (FRA / OL)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (FRA / PSG)
Stina Blackstenius (DAN / Häcken)
Magdalena Eriksson (SUE / Chelsea)
Sam Kerr (AUS / Chelsea)
Alexia Putellas (ESP / FC Barcelona)
Men’s Ballon d’Or 2021
The most prestigious individual trophy in the world is awarded after the vote of a panel of 180 journalists, one representative per country. Voters draw up a list of five players. The first named is awarded six points, the second four, the third three, the fourth two and the fifth one. At the end of the scoring, the player with the highest total of points wins the trophy. In the event of a tie, the number of first places makes it possible to distinguish candidates.
In 2019, Argention Léo Messi won his sixth Ballon d’Or ahead of Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 2021 Ballon d’Or winners from 30th to 11th place
29th Cesar Azpilicueta (ESP / Chelsea)
29th Luka Modric (CRO / Real Madrid)
26th Ruben Dias (POR / Manchester City)
26th Nicolo Barella (ITA / Inter Milan)
26th Gerard Moreno (ESP / Villarreal)
25th Phil Foden (ENG / Manchester City) Karim Benzema (FRA / Real Madrid)
24th Pedri (ESP / FC Barcelona)
23rd Harry Kane (ENG / Tottenham)
21st Bruno Fernandes (POR / Manchester United)
21st Lautaro Martinez (ARG / Inter Milan)
20th Riyad Mahrez (ALG / Manchester City)
19th Mason Mount (ANG / Chelsea)
18th Simon Kjaer (DAN / AC Milan)
17th Luis Suarez (URU / Atlético de Madrid)
16th Neymar (BRE / PSG)
15th Raheem Sterling (ENG / Manchester City)
14th Leonardo Bonucci (ITA / Juventus Turin)
13th Giorgio Chiellini (ITA / Juventus Turin)
12th Romelu Lukaku (BEL / Chelsea)
11th Erling Haaland (NOR / Borussia Dortmund)
Top 10
Kevin De Bruyne (BEL / Manchester City)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (ITA / AC Milan)
Jorginho (ITA / Chelsea)
N’Golo Kanté (FRA / Chelsea)
Robert Lewandowski (POL / Bayern Munich)
Kylian Mbappé (FRA / PSG)
Lionel Messi (ARG / FC Barcelona then PSG)
Cristiano Ronaldo (POR / Juventus then Manchester United)
Mohamed Salah (EGY / Liverpool)