He’s extensively considered the perfect participant on the earth in the mean time, however Mo Salah was laughably named in seventh place within the Ballon d’Or outcomes on Monday evening.
Let’s be sincere, the Ballon d’Or isn’t precisely probably the most real of awards, however in some way it’s considered a prestigious one, voted for by journalists, nationwide crew coaches and captains.
Monday evening noticed Salah are available seventh place, one behind Cristiano Ronaldo, with Lionel Messi scooping his seventh title.
The highest 5 was made up of Chelsea midfield duo N’Golo Kante (fifth) and Jorginho (third), and forwards Karim Benzema (4th), Robert Lewandowski (2nd) and Messi (1st).
Salah completed fifth in 2019, sixth in 2018, whereas final 12 months’s Ballon d’Or was cancelled amidst the pandemic.
Messi additionally gained the 2019 award, when he beat Virgil van Dijk by simply two votes.
These 2019 awards noticed three Liverpool gamers within the high 5, with Van Dijk second, Sadio Mane fourth and Salah in fifth. Alisson was in seventh, with Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Gini Wijnaldum all inside the highest 30.
The final Liverpool participant to win the award was Michael Owen in 2001. Steven Gerrard completed third in 2005.
2021 Ballon d’Or Prime 10
10. Gianluigi Donnarumma
9. Kylian Mbappe
8. Kevin de Bruyne
7. Mo Salah
6. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. N’Golo Kante
4. Karim Benzema
3. Jorginho
2. Robert Lewandowski
1. Lionel Messi