Ballon d'Or: Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch Snub Ronaldo, Messi For Award, Name Player Who Deserves It

• Robert Lewandowski has been tipped to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or award by Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch
• The two former Premier League stars believe that the Bayern Munich star has been impressive compared to other contenders
• The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Jorginho and N'Golo Kante are also among the front-runners for the prestigious award

Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch have stated clearly that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo do not deserve to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or award, claiming Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski should take it.

The fight for who will win this year's Ballon d'Or award has started with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewandowski scoring goals in the Champions League.

Although Lionel Messi has scored three goals so far this season in the Champions League, the Argentine is yet to net in the French League.

Ferdinand and Peter Crouch who played in the Premier League were acting as pundits on Tuesday night, November 2, where they explained that it won't be nice for Lewandowski to miss the Ballon d'Or this year.

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According to the report on Mirror, Crouch disclosed that he is impressed with Lewandowski's impressive goalscoring form.

Peter Crouch's comment

"I can't argue with Lionel Messi, can I? Let's be honest. But I just think if Robert Lewandowski doesn't win a Ballon d'Or in his lifetime, I think it would be a travesty.

"And I think this year, with the amount of goals he's scored, he's got 22 goals now and it's October - I didn't get 22 goals in May.''

Rio Ferdinand's comment

"In the calendar year, by the way, in the 38 games he's played he's got 50 goals. No one is near that. This is today in the game, the goals are ridiculous, he scores every type of goal - that's what I love about him.''

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While discussing the race for the award, the Italian midfielder joked he is not expecting many votes and revealed he would pick Man City's De Bruyne as his choice for the individual prize.

The 29-year-old hailed De Bruyne as an intelligent player, claiming he plays beautiful football.