Lionel Messi clear favourite to win Ballon d’Or TONIGHT with Erling Haaland only challenger
LIONEL MESSI is expected to clinch this year's Ballon d'Or award in Paris tonight.
Bookmakers Paddy Power had the Argentina superstar as low as 1/14 when the nominations wee announced and have since SUSPENDED betting on him winning.
Paddy Power:
Messi is on course to wrap up a record eighth Ballon d'Or, reclaiming it from last year's victor Karim Benzema.
It'd be Messi's third win in the past four runnings of the prestigious title, with no winner called in 2020 due to the pandemic.
It follows the Argentina skipper's efforts in helping his nation win last year's World Cup in Qatar, which capped off a stellar career.
He subsequently left PSG for America and his Inter Miami career started just as you'd expect it to.
Haaland hit a quite astonishing 52 goals in all competitions last season, helping Manchester City to a remarkable treble.
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