In just a few days, the 67th Ballon d’Or gala ceremony will take place in Paris’ Theater Chatelet, and Brazilian Ronaldo has named who should win the prestigious trophy.

Brazil’s Ronaldo says Messi should win Ballon d’Or.

On October 30, football fans will find out who will lift the “Golden Ball” trophy.

If Karim Benzema (former Real Madrid captain) won last year, now we have two big favorites between whom the final battle will unfold: Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland.

As always, opinions are divided, and everyone puts forward a number of arguments why one or the other should become the owner of the trophy.

Messi helped Argentina win the World Cup again after a 36-year absence, while Haaland won a historic treble with Manchester City: the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup.

The Brazilian Ronaldo (full name Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima) expressed his opinion about the future winner and justified his choice: he reminds him of the success of Pele and Maradona with the national teams of Brazil and Argentina, respectively.

“The Ballon d’Or should go to Messi, without a doubt. What he did at the World Cup is special. It reminded me of the successful campaigns of Pele and Maradona (not with their national teams),” Ronaldo told Luis Nazario de Lima.

Know:

• Messi previously won the trophy for the best footballer in the world in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021, followed by Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d’Or five times (2008). , 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017).

• If he wins now, Lionel Messi will become the first player working for a club outside of Europe to lift the prestigious trophy.

List of nominees for “Golden Ball 2023”.

Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad)

Josko Guardiol (Manchester City)

Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

Andre Onana (Manchester United)

Mohamed Salah (FC Liverpool)

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Randal Kolo Mouani (PSG)

Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Khvycha Kvaratshelia (Naples)

Nicolo Barella (Inter)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Ruben Diaz (Manchester City)

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

Ilkay Gundogan (FC Barcelona)

Yacine Bono (Al Hilal)

Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)

Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)

Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)

Rhodri (Manchester City)

Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona)

Lautaro Martinez (Inter)

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

Victor Osymen (Naples)

Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid).