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Ballon D'Or

stonemuse
stonemuse Posts: 34,062
edited December 2009 in Other Football and Sports
Won by Messi ... makes sense to me, he's the best I've seen.

Messi won 473 votes out of 480 to win the coveted award from France Football.

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  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,426
    defo deserved there! wat a class player
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,448
    Xavi & Iniesta should have relegated that bucktoothed prick into fourth place as well. In fact, I would have given it to Iniesta - based on the fact that I saw every minute of every Barca game last season, and the only time they struggled even remotely was when Iniesta wasn't on the pitch.
  • McLovin
    McLovin Posts: 2,307
    I'm surprised Izale was not in the top 3.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,282
    [cite]Posted By: McLovin[/cite]I'm surprised Izale was not in the top 3.

    he was injured a lot which may have gone against him
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,010
    Was Xavi Alonso anywhere on the list?
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,072
    So was it 1)Messi 2)Ronaldo3)Iniesta4)Xavi ?

    If so 3 of the top four players in the world came through the Baraca youth set up (and 7 of their starting 11 on Sunday).

    Amazing.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,072
    Just seen - the top 28 players this year
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,010
    edited December 2009
    So thats two years in a row that Alonso hasnt been on the list!...most under-rated player in European football?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,900
    [cite]Posted By: se9addick[/cite]So was it 1)Messi 2)Ronaldo3)Iniesta4)Xavi ?

    If so 3 of the top four players in the world came through the Baraca youth set up (and 7 of their starting 11 on Sunday).

    Amazing.

    Not as good as Palaces though.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,900
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]So thats two years in a row that Alonso hasnt been on the list!...most under-rated player in European football?
    Not even as good as Gareth Barry - just ask Benitez.

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,010
    Is that the same Benitez that signed Voronin?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,900
    In Rafa they trust !!!!!!
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,097
    [cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Won by Messi ... makes sense to me, he's the best I've seen.

    Messi won 473 votes out of 480 to win the coveted award from France Football.


    What i'd like to know is which 7 blind people didn't vote for him?
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,072
    Do you think Sky Sports will stop claiming the Premier League is the "best league in the world" now that it's obvious they can't back it up ?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,010
    Depends what you mean by best. IMO Its the best for excitement, Spanish football bores me.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,097
    edited December 2009
    [cite]Posted By: se9addick[/cite]Do you think Sky Sports will stop claiming the Premier League is the "best league in the world" now that it's obvious they can't back it up ?


    3 Premier league teams once again made the last 4 in the champions league though so that's how they back it up. Yes Barcelona have an outstanding team (Eto'o was 5th so Barca had 4 of the top 5 players) but that doesn't mean that all round the premier league isn't a better league, because it is.
  • dabos
    dabos Posts: 2,715
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]So thats two years in a row that Alonso hasnt been on the list!...most under-rated player in European football?

    Alonso is a brilliant footballer, but I don't think he did that much in the year to warrant being on a list of footballers of the year. That's not to say I think all the players on the list should be there.

    I'm not sure I really understand the award - is it supposed to go to the best player playing in a European league, or the player who contributed most to their team's success in that year? I know those two will normally go hand in hand, but not always.

    Edin Džeko should be higher.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,097
    [cite]Posted By: dabos[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]So thats two years in a row that Alonso hasnt been on the list!...most under-rated player in European football?

    Alonso is a brilliant footballer, but I don't think he did that much in the year to warrant being on a list of footballers of the year. That's not to say I think all the players on the list should be there.

    I'm not sure I really understand the award - is it supposed to go to the best player playing in a European league, or the player who contributed most to their team's success in that year? I know those two will normally go hand in hand, but not always.

    Edin Džeko should be higher.


    Agree with that. Brilliant striker who won't be at Wolfsburg much longer.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,010
    [cite]Posted By: dabos[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]So thats two years in a row that Alonso hasnt been on the list!...most under-rated player in European football?

    Alonso is a brilliant footballer, but I don't think he did that much in the year to warrant being on a list of footballers of the year. That's not to say I think all the players on the list should be there.

    Thats why i think he is so under-rated. He should have been on there in 2008. Played an integral part in Spains Euro 2008 team, aswell as helping Liverpool in the CL. He didnt get nominated but Emmanual Adebayor did??!!! This award loses all respect to me when you see things like that.

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