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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Real Madrid and Juventus defender, Fabio Cannavaro, has snubbed Chelsea midfielder, Jorginho, and named Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi, as the player that should win the Ballon d\u2019 Or this year.<\/p>\n

Cannavaro, who won the Ballon d\u2019 Or in 2006, said he was convinced Messi will win the Ballon d\u2019 Or this year ahead of Jorginho.<\/p>\n

Messi won the 2021 Copa America with Argentina, while Jorginho won the Champions League with Chelsea and he was a key player in Italy\u2019s successful Euros title triumph in the summer.<\/p>\n

Messi and Jorginho were included in this year\u2019s 30-man Ballon d\u2019 Or nominees last week.<\/p>\n

Both players are expected to rival Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski, Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, Chelsea\u2019s N\u2019Golo Kante, Real Madrid\u2019s Karim Benzema, among others for the top individual prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere haven\u2019t been five Italians in the running since I won [Ballon d\u2019 Or] in 2006,\u201d Cannavaro told La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it is a good sign. Jorginho is the most accredited, although I am convinced [Lionel] Messi will win [the Ballon d\u2019 Or].\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201c[Nicol\u00f2] Barella and the others all deserve it, but [Federico] Chiesa should have been in the group too, after what he showed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Euro 2020: Fabio Capello tells Italy how to beat Spain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Real Madrid and Juventus defender, Fabio Cannavaro, has snubbed Chelsea midfielder, Jorginho, and named Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi, as the player that should win the Ballon d\u2019 Or this year. 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