As the Euro 2020 last-16 round is coming to its end later on Tuesday, let's update Tribuna.com's Ballon d'Or power rankings.
Despite France's elimination from the tournament at the hands of Switzerland, N'Golo Kante is still our favourite to claim the award since you can hardly blame the Chelsea midfielder for his national side's embarrassing loss.
Lionel Messi, meanwhile, remains in second as he continues to impress with Argentina at the 2021 Copa America. The 34-year-old's brace and an assist helped the Albiceleste beat Bolivia 4-1 on Monday night to qualify for the tournament's quarter-final.
There's also one major change in the top five with Romelu Lukaku, who made it to the Euro quarter-final with Belgium earlier this week, replacing Kylian Mbappe in fourth after the latter's miss in the penalty shootout against the Swiss side.
Ruben Dias, meanwhile, has forced Harry Kane out of the top 10 as the Tottenham striker hasn't really impressed with England at the Euro so far.
Full list of contenders
1. N'Golo Kante
Stats for 2021
30 apps
1 assist
Champions League won
Competitions left
2. Lionel Messi
Stats for 2021
32 goals
11 assists
Copa del Rey won
Competitions left
3. Robert Lewandowski
Stats for 2021
31 goals
3 assists
Bundesliga won
Club World Cup won
Competitions left
German Super Cup
4. Romelu Lukaku
Stats for 2021
20 goals
7 assists
Serie A won
Competitions left
Euro 2020
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
Stats for 2021
27 goals
4 assists
Italian Cup won
Competitions left
Other top-10 candidates right now
6. Kylian Mbappe – 29 goals, 5 assists.
7. Kevin De Bruyne – 10 goals, 9 assists.
8. Karim Benzema – 21 goals, 5 assists.
9. Luis Suarez – 13 goals, 2 assists.
10. Ruben Dias – Premier League Player of the Season.
Note: This is a ranking formulated by Tribuna.com. It has no affiliation to France Football, the outlet that awards the Ballon d'Or.
