Ballon d'Or 2021: Complete rankings of all the 30 players as Lionel Messi wins award for 7th time

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Lionel Messi has been announced as the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or 2021. Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho finished in second and third place respectively.

France Football has also revealed the names of the players ranked from 1-30 in this year's Ballon d'Or. The complete ranks of all 30 players in the 2021 Ballon d'Or are:

29: Cesar Azpilicueta

29: Luka Modric

26: Nicolo Barella

26: Ruben Dias

26: Gerard Moreno

25: Phil Foden

24: Pedri

23: Harry Kane

21: Bruno Fernandes

21: Lautaro Martinez

20: Riyad Mahrez

19: Mason Mount

18: Simon Kjaer

17: Luis Súarez

16: Neymar

15: Raheem Sterling

14: Leonardo Bonucci

13: Giorgio Chiellini

12: Romelu Lukaku

11: Erling Haaland

10: Gianluigi Donnarumma

09: Kylian Mbappe

08: Kevin de Bruyne

07: Mohamed Salah

06: Cristiano Ronaldo

05: N'Golo Kante

04: Karim Benzema

03: Jorginho

02: Robert Lewandowski

01: Lionel Messi

Robert Lewandowski could consider himself unlucky to have not won the Ballon d'Or award this year. Many believe he deserved to win the accolade this time around considering his performances over the last year and this.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished sixth in the rankings, will be gutted to see arch-rival Lionel Messi win his seventh Ballon d'Or award. The 34-year-old now has two Ballon d'Or awards more than the Portugal international.

Italy and Paris Saint-Germain star Gianluigi Donnarumma is the only goalkeeper in the top 30 in the Ballon d'Or rankings this year. Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester City had five players each in the top 30 in the Ballon d'Or standings.

Although Manchester City had five players in the top 30, the inclusion of Raheem Sterling at 15 and Ruben Dias at 26 is surprising. Denmark and AC Milan defender Simon Kjaer is another player not many expected to be on the elite list.

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Lionel Messi tips hat to Robert Lewandowski following Ballon d'Or win

France Football announced Lionel Messi as the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or. However, many believe Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski deserved to win the award.

The Poland international was one of the favorites to win the Ballon d'Or last year. France Football, though, decided against handing out the trophy. The ceremony was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Many fans were keen to see Robert Lewandowski be given the award this round.

Lionel Messi is among those who think Lewandowski is unlucky to have not won the Ballon d'Or. In his winning speech, Messi said:

“Robert, you deserve your Ballon D'Or. Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner of this award.”