who would vote for whom?

Those who get wet for Varane

Actors from the world of football invited to give their opinion on the Golden Ball, Michel Platini is one of those whose opinion is the most decided. For the former boss of UEFA, a player deserves to stand out from the list of winners he has forged this year. "It's never been so easy to decide who should be a Golden Ball." Usually, there's always the Messi-Ronaldo debate, and this year there's only one who has won everything. it's Varane, plus he's an excellent player, the result is the only objective thing, the rest is subjective, "explained the former master of the Blues.

Varane also favors Christmas Le Graët. "He is world champion and he has won three league championships in a row, four in all, we rarely put defenders in. Griezmann kindly told me 'you prefer Varane', Mbappé like that. think Varane would deserve it on what he did and his record, "said the president of the FFF in Team Duga. In the columns of France Football, Laurent Blanc also hailed the work accomplished this season by Varane. "I'm voting Varane, he won the C1 and the World Cup," he said.

"He's stronger than me, and much more ahead of time, he's lucky, but most of all he has the talent to play in one of the biggest clubs in the world for eight seasons when he's only twenty-five. He has won four league champions with Real, he already has more than fifty selections, "he detailed. In a message posted on his Twitter account, Thomas Meunier also said that Varane deserved according to him to win the Ballon d'Or.

Those who vote for Mbappé

Author of a very big start to the season, with already 11 goals scored in Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappé has certainly scored many points in the final sprint for the Golden Ball. And for Kevin Trapp, the French international deserves to be rewarded. "For me, Kylian is amazing, he's 19 years old, he's played amazing games, he's won the World Cup, and at almost every game he scores a goal." He has the right to win the Golden Ball, that's for sure, but there is a big competition anyway, "said the German goalkeeper, loaned to Frankfurt by PSG.

"As a Parisian, of course I would vote for Kylian, because he is not normal at 19, it's really exceptional, you have to admit, qualities never seen, it's exceptional." Kylian can win it, "he assured. Same analysis for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: "My first thought would be Mbappé, I found him exceptional all year round, even at the World Cup, he surprised many, I think he The worst thing in history is that the margin is huge, his head on his shoulders, I think that's why he deserves it. "

"Given his qualities, what he shows on the pitch and how decisive he was during the World Cup, he deserves it, I can not say the opposite, in Italy he is compared to Baggio, Del Piero or Totti. talk about a phenomenon, if he persists in wanting to be the best, "said Gianluigi Buffon on the set of" Tout le Sport "on France 3.

Those who want the coronation of a Frenchman

While some clearly assume their preference for Raphaël Varane or Kylian Mbappé, others are less categorical. But explain still want to see the coronation of a Frenchman. For Didier Deschamps, "it would be fair for a Frenchman to be world champion". "I'm not going to say it's unfair if someone else has it, but I sincerely hope it will be a French because they deserve it," he said. "I hope it will be a Frenchman, and then it's so tight that I can not give you a prognosis," Kylian Mbappé said.

"Three or four players deserve it, Varane can be among the two or three … Griezmann … Kylian, he's been doing good things for two years, you have to look at everyone's performance, not just the name. years, what everyone has done, the titles won, the seasons made.For me, it's one of the three that must win ", according to Edinson Cavani, joined by Antoine Griezmann in his analysis. "I hope it's a French person who does not want to have it Everyone wants to have it, everybody has it in his head Everyone wants it," said the scorer Atlético.

"It can be played between Raphael, Antoine and Kylian I do not necessarily have favorites, all I hope is that it is a French," said Hugo Lloris.

Those who do not really get wet

Griezmann? Mbappé? Modric? Varane? Hazard? Some do not prefer to settle. This is the case of Thierry Henry, who would not be satisfied to see a French or Eden Hazard win the Golden Ball. "Eden Hazard for me was a huge World Cup, so either Hazard or French, of course, I'm going to be chauvinistic and that's quite normal, a player like Mbappé, Varane or Griezmann may deserve it, or Hazard But I remain French first, "said the Monaco coach. "My three finalists: Cristiano, Messi and Mbappé," Neymar launched on his side to Esporte Interativo.

Eden Hazard has long supported Luka Modric, before changing his mind. "I said Modric at first, but as Real is a little bit inwards since the start of the season and Kylian continues to walk on the water since the World Cup, it could be Kylian, Ronaldo is going to be in. So it's always difficult to have a prognosis, "said the Chelsea player and the Belgian team. Blaise Matuidi is also hesitant.

"I will not give favorites because I do not want to make enemies, it has everything to be Ballon d'Or, in the present as in the future," he said in early October in a conference of press, before supporting Cristiano Ronaldo in an interview with Sky Italia: "He deserves the Golden Ball, he has an incredible hunger and that's what makes the difference." No opinion decided either for the Nantes coach Vahid Halilhodzic: "Maybe this time we have to choose between two boys who are not stars, it must be Varane or Modric."