Skip to content

Luis Díaz finished 17th in the Ballon d’Or

His good performances in Portugal, with a Porto shirt, and then in England with Liverpool, made the Colombian striker louis diaz be considered in the list of players nominated for the Golden Ballan award given by France Football magazine.

Luis was in position 17 in his first nomination. The other Colombian soccer players who were previously nominated were James Rodríguez (2012 and 2013) and Radamel Falcao (2014 and 2015).

Díaz equalized on points with Casemiro (Manchester United) and Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus). In the vote, Luis surpassed footballers of the stature of Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Phil Foden (Manchester City).

Due to his great season in Portugal, Luis Díaz was signed by Liverpool, a team where he did not take long to get into the headlines. He has started in the Premier League and also in the Champions League.

The great candidate to win the Ballon d’Or is the French striker Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) due to his decisive role in the conquest of Real Madrid in the last edition of the UEFA Champions League.

Source: Elcomercio

Share this article:
globalhappenings news.jpg
most popular