There are a lot of big names in the running.
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As K arim Benzema waits for his Ballon d’Or award, the first competitors have already emerged, which is expected to be exciting.
There are a lot of players who are ready to challenge the French player to win the title next time.
The Premier League’s Ballon d’Or contenders
Two possible challengers put in good performances during the first weekend of the season.
Erling Haaland scored twice for Manchester City in a win over West Ham United and Darwin Nunez did well off the bench with a goal and an assist for Liverpool in a win over Cottagers.
The players who could keep the Ballon d’Or in Paris
The show was put on by the duo in the opening game of the French league, where they won.
The Argentine star scored two goals (one of them a bicycle kick) and the Brazilian scored another goal and shared three assists to seal the win at the Gabriel Montpied
Messi presented his candidacy for the seventh Ballon d’Or before the Trophee des Champs against Nantes.
He was similar to the player who took Barcelona by storm, and his connection with the Brazilian was crucial to the Parisians’ first trophy of the season.
Kylian Mbappe had to sit out due to injury.
The new king of the Bundesliga
Sadio Mane has made a good start to the season after moving from the other side of the world.
He is the first player since Mario Mandzukic to score in his first two matches for the club.
Lewandowski leaves a warning
Robert Lewandowski is expected to be in the conversion too and he scored in a recent friendly victory against Pumas, keen to win the Ballon d’Or that many feel he was denied in 2020.
The World Cup is in the middle of the Ballon d’Or season and lots of forwards have started scoring important goals.
