{"id":54202,"date":"2021-11-28T15:18:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ballon-dor-2021-patrice-evra-confirms-winner-of-award-this-year"},"modified":"2021-11-28T15:39:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T14:39:57","slug":"ballon-dor-2021-patrice-evra-confirms-winner-of-award-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/ballon-dor-2021-patrice-evra-confirms-winner-of-award-this-year","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d\u2019Or 2021: Patrice Evra confirms winner of award this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Manchester United defender, Patrice Evra has confirmed that Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi is all set to win his seventh Ballon d\u2019Or at the gala on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Evra disclosed this in a post via his Instagram account on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Messi is set to get his hands on the 2021 Ballon d\u2019 Or ahead of the likes of Bayern Munich\u2019s Robert Lewandowski, Chelsea\u2019s Jorginho, Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool\u2019s Mohamed Salah and others.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cCongratulations to @leomessi for winning another ballon d\u2019or. Also the people who do not understand me when I speak that sucks my djudju.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony is set to take place on the 29th of November.<\/p>\n<p>The former Barcelona captain led Argentina to a historic Copa America 2021 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Messi is one of the favourites to win the Ballon d\u2019 Or this year.<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski and Jorginho also have a strong case to get their hands on the top individual prize.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Manchester United defender, Patrice Evra has confirmed that Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Lionel Messi is all set to win his seventh Ballon d\u2019Or at the gala on Monday. Evra disclosed this in a post via his Instagram account on Sunday. 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