Venus Jr and Rod re are leading contenders for the 2024 ballon war with Jude bellingham's hopes fading the winner will be revealed in Paris on October 28th after lonel Messi won his eighth ballon war in 2023 the focus has shifted to this year's race influenced by both domestic and international competitions like the European championship and cop America there's also speculation about whether a player from an emerging League outside Europe could claim the award stay tuned for the announcement of football's top individual prize