Sir Alex Ferguson has already made his choice regarding who will win the Ballon d’Or this year. Unsurprisingly, he has voted for Cristiano Ronaldo to bring home the prestigious award.
Ronaldo’s former manager Sir Alex Ferguson who discovered the superstar during the player’s early football days with Sporting CP has favored Ronaldo to win the prestigious trophy this time.
As reported by Marca, He said:
“Cristiano Ronaldo deserves the Ballon d’Or. This year he’s broken record after record.”
A year where Ronaldo has again dominated headlines by breaking record after record and winning hearts by his breathtaking performances.
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This season many names have come up and the race for Ballon d’Or has already heated up. Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi, Jorginho, and Cristiano Ronaldo are all poised to win it this year.
Lionel Messi won the Copa Del Rey with Barcelona and also the Copa America trophy with his national team. Lewandowski broke the goalscoring record in the Bundesliga and has been consistent for the Bavarian outfit.
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Karim Benzema has been in red hot form for Real Madrid and has recently won the UEFA Nations League with France. Jorginho won the UEFA Men Player of the Year award and also won UEFA Champions League with Chelsea and Euro 2020 with Italy.
Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo has broken the long-standing record for the most international goals scored by a player (115). This year he has the chance the win his sixth Ballon d’Or trophy and level up with Lionel Messi who also has won this prize, a record 6 times.
