Ballon d’Or 2024 Power Rankings Top 10: Rodri’s Euro 2024 triumph catapults Man City and Spain hero into top spot

Lionel Messi secured his record eighth Ballon d’Or in 2023, capping off an incredible year where he achieved his long-awaited World Cup victory with Argentina. Despite Erling Haaland’s phenomenal season, where he clinched the treble with Manchester City, he finished 2nd  and missed his first Ballon d’Or.

now debate is raging as we gradually move towards knowing the identity of the Ballon d’Or 2024 winner.

It has been an intense race. Along with the usual domestic performance ups and downs, this is a campaign that has seen the majority of the globe’s best players taking part in international tournaments, including the European Championship and Copa America this summer.

So after a year defined by the battle between Messi’s tournament success for Argentina and Erling Haaland’s season-long superiority at Manchester City, how much of a bearing on the 2024 Ballon d’Or race will those international competitions have? Meanwhile, could we see the first win from someone who plays their club football outside of Europe, as more and more of the game’s biggest names head to up-and-coming leagues in other parts of the world?

Ballon d’Or 2024 Power Rankings Top 10

10. Nico Williams (Athletic Club)