The balon d’or race is getting tighter and much tighter as fans around the world of football keep on speculating on who should win the prestigious award.
Last year we saw a change in the methodology of giving the award to forwards (with most goals and titles) only with the croatian Luka modric scooping the award for the first time beating the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
This year we may witness another suprise as Liverpool and dutch defender Virgil van dyke with the odds to win it.
At the moment only Lionel Messi and the duo of Liverpool attackers Mo salah and Sadio Mane proof to be the best contenders for the award.
The defender won the Uefa champions league title,won tge PFA player of the season and helped his national team reach the Uefa nations league final before loosing to the eventual winners Portugal. Up to then no player had dribbled past him hence making him one or the best defender in Europe last season.
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