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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Ballon d\u2019Or power rankings for the month of July has been revealed.<\/p>\n

Sportskeeda revealed that Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, tops the Ballon d\u2019 Or list.<\/p>\n

The Argentine captain is ahead of Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea\u2019s Jorginho.<\/p>\n

Messi led Argentina to win the 2021 Copa America, while Lewandowski won the Bundesliga title with Bayern and Jorginho won the Champions League and Euro 2020.<\/p>\n

Recall that the Ballon d\u2019 Or was not handed out in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Below is the top 10 for the Ballon d\u2019 Or power ranking;<\/p>\n

10. Neymar Jr \u2013 Paris Saint-Germain<\/p>\n

9. Romelu Lukaku \u2013 Inter Milan<\/p>\n

8. Kylian Mbappe \u2013 Paris Saint-Germain<\/p>\n

7. Erling Haaland \u2013 Norway\/Borussia Dortmund<\/p>\n

6. Harry Kane \u2013 Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n

5. Cristiano Ronaldo \u2013 Juventus<\/p>\n

4. N\u2019Golo Kante \u2013 Chelsea<\/p>\n

3. Jorginho \u2013 Chelsea<\/p>\n

2. Robert Lewandowski \u2013 Bayern Munich<\/p>\n

1. Lionel Messi \u2013 Barcelona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Ballon d\u2019Or power rankings for the month of July has been revealed. Sportskeeda revealed that Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, tops the Ballon d\u2019 Or list. The Argentine captain is ahead of Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea\u2019s Jorginho. 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