Who deserves it? Site reveals Ballon d'Or favourites 🥇The final stretch of the Champions League and the approaching World Cup are heating up the debate over WHO DESERVES THE BALLON D'OR.In this context, GOAL published a ranking of the favorites. The award ceremony — still without an official date — should take place between September and October.Check out the Top 10 (from 10th to first) and leave your comment!10th - Declan Rice (Arsenal)Six goals; 13 assists📸 Mike Hewitt - 2026 Getty Images9th - Vitinha (PSG)Seven goals; 10 assists📸 Franco Arland - 2026 Getty Images8th - Julián Álvarez (Atlético de Madrid)19 goals; 10 assists📸 Eric Alonso - 2026 Getty Images7th - Ousmane Dembélé (PSG)16 goals; nine assists📸 LOU BENOIST - AFP or licensors6th - Haaland (Manchester City)46 goals; nine assists📸 Carl Recine - 2026 Getty Images5th - Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich)26 goals; 20 assists📸 Adam Pretty - 2026 Getty Images4th - Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)24 goals; 20 assists📸 Angel Martinez - 2026 Getty Images3rd - Mbappé (Real Madrid)46 goals; nine assists📸 Lars Baron - 2026 Getty Images2nd - Michael Olise (Bayern)19 goals; 31 assists📸 Adam Pretty - 2026 Getty Images1st - Harry Kane (Bayern)55 goals; six assists📸 Adam Pretty - 2026 Getty ImagesBrazilians, Messi and CR7 🇧🇷As you can see, Brazil has no one in GOAL's Top 10 favorites for the Ballon d'Or.Forward Raphinha (Barcelona) is the highest-ranked Brazilian on the list, in 12th place.Right behind him are Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) in 13th and Vini Jr (Real Madrid) in 14th.Two of the biggest names in world football in recent years, Messi and CR7 are also in the Top 20.Messi (Inter Miami) is in 15th place.

And Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) is 17th.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.