News > Brazil and Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr leads race to win Men’s Ballon d’Or
Brazil and Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr leads race to win Men’s Ballon d’Or
WION News | 28/10/2024 12:39 PM | Click to read full article
The elite of world football will gather in Paris today for the Ballon d'Or ceremony, with Vinicius Junior the leading candidate for the men's award and Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati the hot favourite to win her second-successive crown. The men's shortlist for the 2023/24 edition of the prestigious individual award is the first since 2003 to feature neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo who hoovered up the prize 13 times between them.