{"id":214093,"date":"2023-09-07T14:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214093"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:52:45","slug":"ballon-dor-2023-winner-odds-lionel-messi-clear-favourite-with-erling-haaland-only-real-challenger-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/sport\/ballon-dor-2023-winner-odds-lionel-messi-clear-favourite-with-erling-haaland-only-real-challenger-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d'Or 2023 winner odds: Lionel Messi clear favourite with Erling Haaland only real challenger | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIONEL MESSI is the overwhelming favourite to clinch this year's Ballon d'Or award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bookmakers Paddy Power make the Argentinian meastro as low as 1\/14 <\/strong>to scoop the award and next month's awards doo.<\/p>\n

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Messi is on course to wrap up a record eighth Ballon D'or, reclaiming it from last year's victor Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

He subsequently left PSG for America and his Inter Miami career started just as you'd expect it to.<\/p>\n

He recorded ten goals in his first seven games in the country to set a marker down to the rest of the MLS that he wasn't there on a retirement jolly.<\/p>\n

This past 12 months has put him as the leading contender for Ballon d'Or glory and he's 1\/14 with Paddy Power to claim the award.<\/p>\n

Chasing him down though is Erling Haaland, who recently scooped the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n

Ballon d’Or winner odds<\/h3>\n

From Paddy Power<\/p>\n