Ah yeah, fuck Stoichkov lol
They already announced the 2022 ballon d’or winner and it was Messi. The one coming up excludes the world cup.
The most hyped up meaningless award.
that’s just a stupid ass statement. players like cristiano, leo, etc think it’s meaningful. it’s literally the highest individual award for a footballer.
even cristiano in his recent piers morgan interview says he deserved 8 ballons d’or.
It’s meaningless in the sense that its voting system isnt serious and making it a popularity contest. It has no real merit.
It’s meaningful to players because it has a lot of exposure and is good for their brand.
So what’s the point exactly?
I blame FIFA for 2010 and 2014, they owned the Ballon d’Or during this era before it came back to French Football and clearly their voting system had issues
No, they did not “own” it. It was a collaborative between two. Tho I agree. In 2010 Iniesta had the most journalist vote, in 2013 ribery, and I think in 2014 it was neuer.
Sneijder robbed in 2010. No player deserved it more than him
He wasn’t the best Inter or Netherlands player
But but messi is going to win it this year
Modric and Cannavaro don’t deserve it. Only undeserved one on this list.
It’s crazy that Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon D’or in 2014 despite Portugal getting knocked out in the group stage
That’s how good he was that season
As it always should be
WC over everything
Ronaldo deserved it more than Zidane in 1998
Why Messi in 2010? Sneijder, Iniesta, Xavi, Müller and Forlán left the chat.
it’s so crazy that modric has a ballon d’or and iniesta/xavi doesnt have one. how many players did messi/ronaldo ‘rob’ of having won the ballon d’or? (maybe prevent is the better word, not rob)
Messi and Ronaldo were by fast the best players between 2007 and 2015. Spain winning the World Cup didn’t change this fact. It’s not Ronaldos and Messis fault that the rest of their teams didn’t perform at the World Cup.
Iniesta probably should have won in 2010.
Luka Modric for 2018 was and is still the dumbest ones I have ever seen.