The Next 15 Ballon d’Or Winners Revealed?

EA Sports FC 24 has predicted every winner of the Ballon d'Or from 2023 onto the 2030's, as the prestigious ceremony edges closer.

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What's the story?

The Ballon d'Or is well known as football's most elite individual award and this year's ceremony takes place on 30 October, with Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Inter Miami's Lionel Messi seen as the favourites for the men's prize.

Recently, a YouTuber used the newly-released EA Sports FC to simulate the award's winners from this year until 15 years from now.

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Let's take a closer at the predicted Ballon d'Or winners, starting with 2023...

Predicted Ballon d'Or award winners

The 2023 Ballon d'Or will be the 67th annual ceremony of the prestigious prize presented by France Football magazine, recognising the best footballers in the world from last season.

Set to be hosted by Ivorian legend Didier Drogba at the end of the month, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and seven-time winner Lionel Messi are seen as the favourites to walk away with the accolade.

French-speaking YouTuber Maestro predicted the next 15 Ballon d'Or winners, simulating the process through EA FC 24.

The simulator picked Erling Haaland as this year's winner, while also foreseeing the Norwegian star winning another two after that.

This simulation was made possible after the coveted award was added to EA FC 24 as part of Career Mode.