No Brazilian in the Ballon d'Or top 10: Vini Jr 17th, Magalhães 21st
For the sixth time in history no Brazilian finished inside the Ballon d'Or top 10: Vini Jr came 17th, Gabriel Magalhães 21st and Marquinhos 25th. The country had already missed out in 1995, 2010, 2012, 2018 and 2021.
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Pela sexta vez na história, o Brasil termina uma edição da Bola de Ouro sem nenhum jogador entre os dez primeiros. Vini Jr ficou em 17º, Gabriel Magalhães em 21º e Marquinhos em 25º na eleição da revista France Football — o país já havia ficado de fora do top 10 em 1995, 2010, 2012, 2018 e 2021.
A cerimônia em Londres começa às 17h de Brasília, com os vencedores anunciados ao longo da noite.
Marquinhos e Magalhães chegam com peso de títulos: o primeiro foi campeão da Champions League e do Campeonato Francês pelo PSG; o segundo conquistou a Premier League com o Arsenal.
Vini Jr não foi protagonista no Real Madrid no ano passado. Em meio à crise de um time que não levantou troféus, viu Mbappé virar o ponto fora da curva do elenco e terminou com 28 gols em 65 jogos, entre clube e seleção.
Já Raphinha, um dos destaques do Barcelona campeão espanhol, não entrou nem na lista de 30: não foi pré-selecionado pela France Football.
No top 10, os nomes são Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Rodri, Ousmane Dembélé, Fabián Ruíz, Michael Olise, Erling Haaland e Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
O colégio eleitoral tem 100 jornalistas — um por país entre os 100 primeiros do ranking da Fifa — e cada um monta seu top 10, com pontuação conforme a posição; quem somar mais leva o prêmio.
Entre as mulheres, Lorena foi a única brasileira finalista, em 28º. Ela também está na disputa pelo troféu de melhor goleira, enquanto o Flamengo aparece como candidato a clube do ano.
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