Ballon d'Or 2023 | Haaland finishes 2nd

[cleavers]

City have 4 in the top 7 players subjectively chosen by a panel of global journalists. Astounding.
Best team. World Cup winners outclassed.

You've missed the *until the charges are proved bit.

 

[River Plate]

Wrong Argentinian and wrong World Cup

Maradona's 86 WC run is overrated because of the game vs England (he played great vs Belgium too) but he had a couple of games where he did next to nothing. Messi scored and won MOTM every single game in '22 except one.

 

[chaddblue]

Forget Messi... that was just a sentimental award for probably his last ever visit to this ceremony

The real winners are City.... best striker in the world award, best club in the world award, 3 of the best 5 players in the world

Who'd 'a' thought that when you were trudging out of the kippax after losing at home to Lincoln City not that many years ago

"NOT IN MY LIFETIME"

 

[Phil1]

Correct winner. Greatest ever and carried Argentina to the biggest trophy of the lot.

Lolz. If it was an award that celebrated the WC then you might just have a point but it’s meant to be a reward for 12 months of consistent excellence.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Struggling to care much.

Hopefully it motivates our Norwegian robot to score even more.

He’s only got a chance of winning it in years without International tournaments.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Can't knock Messi' career. The stats speaks for themselves.

However this was like a lifetime achievement award over a current one.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Cannavaro won this award because of the World Cup. Were folks really expecting Messi not to win it after playing, arguably, the greatest individual World Cup ever?

Arguably is the word. Mbappe had a better world cup than him, scored a hat trick in the final.
I think even the staunchest Argentinian knows its a load of rubbish, a decision for the Hollywood cameras.
I don't know who is the best but I am certain that Messi wasn't the best player this year.
The Argentinian national team were superb but Messi winning a solo award is plain ridiculous.

 

[Barcon]

How the fuck doe he get into these gigs?

who is it?

 

[vanchi]

what’s up this clown ? i see him everywhere.

i wonder if he’s genuinely stupid af or just acts like an amoeba for his many followers.

 

[cleavers]

and 2 PSG players

Pretty incredible considering the season they had, they only won their league, and only by 1 point from Lens, funny old thing the awards are in Paris, biggest load of shite going if we're honest.