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Lewandowski is the winner of 2021 Ballon d’Or? Various sources leaked from Twitter

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2 years ago

October 27, 2021

An image of what is being claimed to be the final standings for this year’s Ballon d’Or has been leaked online, with Robert Lewandowski in top spot..

Twitter User @Jeboisdeleauu” >@Jeboisdeleauu also released the 2018 & 2019 Ballon d’Or leaked information to prove this 2021 list was accurate….

The picture is of a document supposedly from France Football, which is dated October 25 and shows the rankings of those in the running for this year’s prize.

It has sparked significant debate online, centering on the veracity of the document.

If the image is in fact genuine, then the Bayern Munich forward will win football’s greatest individual accolade for the first time on November 29.

Some fans offered tweets of support for Lewandowski and delighted in the veteran forward finally ‘winning’, while others were skeptical about the

He is seen to have collected 627 points from the 176 voting nations, ahead of Lionel Messi in second place, who would miss out on an seventh crown.

Karim Benzema is in third on 526 points having been an ever-present for Real Madrid and France over the last year.

Lewandowski would be a worthy winner whether the leaked image is real or not and the 33-year-old was favourite to win last season, had the award not been cancelled due to Covid.