Neither Mbappé nor Haaland, it's revealed who Messi will sit with at the Ballon d'Or gala
Lionel Messi will have two familiar faces next to him.
The Ballon d'Or is finally awarded in a few hours. The ceremony organized by France Footbal, like the award, is one of the most prestigious awards that one can win, at least on an individual level.
Now, it has been revealed who will be the two footballers in charge of sitting to the left and right of Lionel Messi in the ceremony, and to the surprise of many, it will not be either Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappé, even though they are the main candidates.
Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez will be in charge of being with Lionel Messi at the ceremony; both were World Champions with Lionel in December 2022, in Qatar. Now, Lionel Messi is expected to be the winner of the Ballon d'Or award.
In fact, the order of the Ballon d'Or nominees would have been revealed, that is, those who received the most and least votes. These are, in order from most to least:
1. Messi
2. Haaland
3. Mbappé
4. Vinicius Jr
5: De Bruyne
6: Rodri
7: Gundogan
8: Osimhen
9: J. Alvarez
10: Lewandowski
11: Bellingham
12: B. Silva
13: Benzema
14: Kvaratskhelia
15: Lautaro
16: Saka
17: E. Martinez
18: Ødegaard
19: Salah
20: Musiala
