Ballon d’Or 2024: Ronaldo talks Mbappe, Haaland, Bellingham and Yamal

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Ballon d’Or 2024: Ronaldo talks Mbappe, Haaland, Bellingham and Yamal

Cristiano Ronaldo has tipped Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal to be long-term rivals for the Ballon d’Or – and mentioned his victory in 2008 whereas he was at Manchester United gave him the idea he may excel at Actual Madrid.

All 4 have been named on the 30-player longlist for the 2024 males’s award and are hoping to comply with within the footsteps of five-time winner Ronaldo, who final lifted the trophy in 2017.

“In my opinion, he can be the Golden Ball winner for the [foreseeable] years,” Ronaldo mentioned on his YouTube channel, chatting with former United team-mate Rio Ferdinand about Mbappe.

“It will be him, probably Haaland, Bellingham, Lamine. This new generation has a lot of potential. I believe [Mbappe] will do very well [at Real Madrid].”

Mbappe to ‘show everything’ at Madrid

Ronaldo moved to Actual Madrid in 2009 for a then-record £80 million from Manchester United, scoring 450 objectives in 438 appearances to turn out to be the membership’s all-time prime scorer earlier than leaving for Juventus in 2018.

“It was pressure, but at the same time I believed in myself,” he recalled. “I mentioned pay attention, if I used to be the perfect participant within the Premier League and I gained the Golden Ball at Manchester United and the Champions League, I knew I’d do effectively.

“I believed in my abilities and expertise. It was tough as a result of it’s a special nation; the difference, I used to be nonetheless younger at 24. In the identical approach, I used to be very constructive.

“It was the perfect membership on this planet I needed to make historical past, like I did at Manchester United. I appreciated to show individuals flawed from what they’re considering.

“The construction of the membership is good – it’s good, it’s stable. They’ve an important coach and president who’ve been there for a lot of, a few years.

“It’s not going to be a big issue for [Mbappe]. It’s not going to be a big problem because of his talent. He can show everything he’s capable of.”

Ronaldo Ballon d’Or wins

The Portugal captain’s win in 2008 launched a 10-year interval throughout which solely Ronaldo and Lionel Messi gained the Ballon d’Or.

Then on his technique to turning into Barcelona’s all-time prime scorer, Messi gained the trophy for the following 4 years earlier than Ronaldo triumphed in 2013 and 2014.

He additionally gained in 2016 and 2017 and got here third in 2019, when Messi prevailed and Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was runner-up.

Ballon d’Or odds 2024

Madrid and Brazil attacker Vinicius Jr is the new odds-on favorite to win the Ballon d’Or this yr forward of Manchester Metropolis and Spain midfielder Rodri.

Madrid and England’s Bellingham is third-favourite, with certainly one of his team-mates – defender Dani Carvajal, who performs for Spain – fourth-favourite.

Barcelona 17-year-old Yamal, Paris St-Germain all-time prime scorer Mbappe and Metropolis prime scorer Haaland are rank outsiders, based on bookmakers.

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