Wirtz, Rüdiger & Co.: German talents just past the balloon d or!

Wirtz, Rüdiger & Co.: German talents just past the balloon d or!

In a spectacular race for the legendary balloon d’Or, which was awarded in Paris this evening, the German internationals are barely barely scratched by the front places! Bayer Leverkusen's radiant star Florian Wirtz, just 21 years old, landed in the disappointing 12th place. For the experienced defense chief Antonio Rüdiger, there was a 22nd place, while the women of German football also had to bury their dreams of a top placement.

The exciting placements of women

The 25-year-old Giulia Gwinn was able to make it into the front rows with a 19th place, but Lea Schüller from FC Bayern and Sjoeke Nüsken from Chelsea FC had to come to terms with places 24 and 25. These are not the longed -for results that the German football nation had hoped for. The organizers of the gala, where the prices are awarded at 8:45 p.m., announced the positions of the players who are outside the longed.

In addition, the former national players Mats Hummels and Toni Kroos, who is now retired, were also nominated, but could not rose to the highest spheres of the competition either. The big question remains: What do these talents have to do to land up the next season?