Legendary Player and Former Coach of Real Madrid, Zinidine Zidane has picked his Candidate to win the 2021 Ballon D'or.

The 2021 Ballon D'or Award presentation Ceremony would be Coming up on the 29th of November and the 30-Man Nominees to win the Prestigious Award has been Named. The Star-studded list has the names of Players who have had a Fantastic Year. 

As expected, the Duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi makes up the List. The Argentine who made a move to PSG in the Summer is one of the Favourites to win the Prestigious Prize.

According to Many Football Pundits, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho are the Front-Runners to Clinch the award. Other believe Players such as Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo or N'golo Kante should be going home with the Award.


Legendary Frenchman, Zinidine Zidane has given his Candid Opinion on who he feels deserves the Award. According to Zidane (Via Marca), Real Madrid Forward, Karim Benzema should be winning the Award. 

“Karim is in a cloud,” Zidane said 

“I would give him the Ballon d’Or. He deserves it. He’s an incredible player, and I had the great honour of training him. He knows how to do everything on the pitch. He’s a step above, and I hope he can be rewarded with this Ballon d’Or.”

We could remember Vividly, that Last week Zinidine Zidane's Former Team Mate at Real Madrid, Delima Ronaldo also tipped Benzema to win the Award.

"Without a doubt, my candidate for the Ballon d’Or is Benzema," Ronaldo said [Via Metro Football]

"The best forward in the world, [an] incredibly high level for 10 years and a champion above all. Worthy of the award, don’t you think?"

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