Paul Pogba Reveals His Ballon D'Or Pick

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has named his choice for the next Ballon d'Or, and feels neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo should be considered.

The Argentine and Portuguese superstars have dominated the award over the past 13 years, with the former boasting six Ballon d'Or titles to the latter's five.

However, Pogba feels his France teammate N'Golo Kante deserves to win the prestigious accolade this year.

"We talk a lot about his performances but he has always been as good as ever.

"There was no Cristiano and Messi in the semi-final (of the Champions League), so it's good to see the performances of the midfielders or even the defenders.

"I said a long time ago that it would be appropriate, if Chelsea won, for him to win the Ballon d'Or. It would be deserved too.

"He's always performed well. I'm not surprised what he's doing, I'm just surprised that he's still doing it. He has always played matches like that."

Erling Haaland – will miss the tournament due to Norway not qualifying

Jan Oblak – will miss the tournament due to Slovenia not qualifying

Marc-Andre ter Stegen – will miss the tournament with Germany through injury

Marco Reus – left out of Germany's squad

Virgil van Dijk – will miss the tournament with the Netherlands through injury

Zlatan Ibrahimovic – will miss the tournament with Sweden through injury

Sergio Ramos – left out of Spain’s squad

Ansu Fati – will miss the tournament with Spain through injury

Isco – left out of Spain’s squad

Marco Asensio – left out of Spain’s squad

Dani Carvajal – left out of Spain’s squad

Saul Niguez – left out of Spain’s squad

Benjamin Mendy – left out of France’s squad

Anthony Martial – will miss the tournament with France through injury

Jesse Lingard – left out of England’s squad

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