2027 Ballon d’Or Power Rankings: Ranking the 10 Favorites Right Now
The 2027 Ballon d'Or race is already beginning to take shape, and there is no shortage of superstar talent making an early statement.
Some familiar names are right where you would expect them to be. Others are making compelling cases to crash the podium conversation, while a few established superstars have plenty of work to do if they want to reclaim their place among football's very best.
Lamine Yamal currently leads the conversation after an extraordinary start to the 2026/27 campaign. However, with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Michael Olise and several other elite performers chasing him, there is plenty of time for this race to change.
These are The Trivela Effect's early 2027 Ballon d'Or power rankings, counting down the 10 leading contenders right now.
10. Ousmane Dembélé, Par...