2020 Ballon d’Or Odds Tracker
Updated:
- Look back to the 2020 Ballon d’Or odds
- When 2020’s award was canceled, it was Barcelona’s Lionel Messi who was listed as the favorite
- Looking for current Ballon d’Or odds?
We were tracking the odds for each player contending to take home the 2020 Ballon d’Or award. On July 20, Group L’Equipe announced the award would not be awarded in 2020 due to the coronavirus. You can see the odds to win the 2020 Ballon d’Or award below.
2020 Ballon d’Or Top Contenders
- [7/20/20] For the first time in the award’s history, Group L’Equipe has announced that the Ballon d’Or will not be awarded in 2020 as the conditions have not been met due to the shortened year as a result of the coronavirus
- [6/2/20] Odds have shortened on both Lewandowski (+1600 to +1200) and van Dijk (+2000 to +1600)
- [4/9/20 ]Â Lionel Messi is the early favorite at +225 odds
Closing 2020 Ballon d’Or Top Contender Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | +225 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | +400 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | +500 |
| Kylian Mbappe | +600 |
| Sadio Mane | +800 |
| Robert Lewandowski | +1200 |
| Mohamed Salah | +1400 |
| Erling Braut Haaland | +1600 |
| Virgil van Dijk | +1600 |
| Neymar | +2000 |
Odds taken Jun. 2
The Ballon d’Or award has been dominated by two players over the past decade. Luka Modric may have won the honor in 2018, but Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won in each of the previous ten seasons. That trend continued in 2019 with Messi receiving his sixth Ballon d’Or award.
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