'Absolutely s*** themselves' - Sam Allardyce makes Ballon d'Or claim over Liverpool star Mohamed Salah

Sam Allardyce

Sam Allardyce has claimed Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has "no chance" of winning the Ballon d'Or this year as the organisers will want to make amends for Real Madrid's no-show at the last ceremony.

Despite winning the title of Best Men's club, the sulking European Super League advocates failed to turn up for the awards after Vinicius Jnr missed out on the gong of being named the best player to Manchester City midfielder and Euro 2024 winner Rodri.

Sam Allardyce has claimed Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has "no chance" of winning the Ballon d'Or this year as the organisers will want to make amends for Real Madrid's no-show at the last ceremony.

Despite winning the title of Best Men's club, the sulking European Super League advocates failed to turn up for the awards after Vinicius Jnr missed out on the gong

Mohamed Salah is regarded as a front-runner for the next Ballon d'Or after an astonishing campaign in which he has thus far scored 30 goals and provided 21 assists in 38 appearances

Allardyce

“There’s no chance," he said of Salah winning. "It’ll be Vinicius Jr because of what Real Madrid did last year.

"They will absolutely s*** themselves because they won’t turn up again if one of them doesn’t win it, so one of them will win it. You might as well have a bet on it now.”

Speaking alongside Allardyce on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder Andy Townsend believes Salah should claim the award.

Townsend

“With Mo Salah, you can tell physically, he’s the same as he was 10 years ago,"

"He doesn't miss many games, hardly at all, he’s out there every week. He’s dependable, his numbers are so consistent.

“As he’s got older, he doesn’t try and do stuff he’s not particularly good at, he stays where his team-mates can find him and when he gets the chance he always produces. I think he’s well worthy of it.

“What will decide if Salah wins the Ballon d’Or is ultimately how successful Liverpool end up being. They will probably need the Champions League as well as the Premier League.”