Jorginho has been backed to win this year's Ballon d'Or award over Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski by former Chelsea and Italy star Gianfranco Zola. The midfield playmaker has enjoyed incredible success over the last 12 months, following up his Champions League triumph with Chelsea by winning the European Championship with Italy this summer. Jorginho was a key component of the Chelsea side that defeated Manchester City to lift the Champions League and was one of the standout performers at Euro 2020 as Italy marched on to beat England in the final. Aside from Modric's victory, the honour has been given to Messi and Ronaldo every year since 2008. Luka Modric (left) is the only person to win the award other than Messi and Ronaldo since 2008, but Gianfranco Zola (right) insists Jorginho deserves to crowned the winner this year

Source: Daily Mail July 21, 2021 07:07 UTC