Griezmann in 'pole position' for Ballon d'Or

The Atletico Madrid star hit the headlines once again this week after his well-taken header and cool penalty helped complete the current world champions' comeback from a goal down against the former world title holders in Paris, leading French news outlets to champions both his and Kylian Mbappe's cases to win the Ballon d'Or.

"One or the other," read the headline of renowned publication 'L'Équipe' as players from all over the world look to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's complete dominance of the award in recent years.

After Croatian midfielder Luka Modric took home FIFA's 'The Best' award, there is a growing feeling that dominance is set to be broken, with Griezmann and Mbappe seen as two of the closest challengers alongside Modric.

In fact, 'France Football' featured Griezmann on its latest cover further evidence of his elevated status in his homeland following his goalscoring heroics.

Griezmann moved in France's top 10 all-time goalscorers with his brace against 'Die Mannschaft', with his international record now reading 26 goals in 65 games, leaving him just a goal behind Real Madrid's Karim Benzema.

 

October 9, 2018