Quote from: Davidvictorson on Today at 07:31:44 PM

The Ballon D'or certainly isn't fair given that people have to vote. Yes, I know Messi was great at the world cup and definitely did his best and won however, Haaland was also phenomenal last season. He was by far the best player but if the World Cup is the determining factor than I guess Messi deserved it otherwise it should have gone to Haaland given his man city performance last season.

I lost confidence in the voting pattern of the Ballon d'Or two years ago when it was won by Messi when it was clear that Robert Lewandowski deserved the award. Since then I have stopped watching the event and lowered my interest in the awards. It seems the system is already skewed to favor Messi. His only achievement is just the World Cup while Erling Haaland achieved more than him. We will not be surprised that the Argentine skipper will be given another Ballon d'Or after his retirement for doing nothing Grin

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Quote from: KTChampions on Today at 05:20:25 PM

In general, it’s sad that Messi could have gone down in history as a great athlete even from “one team,” (far from the best, but at the level of Thomas Müller, Totti, etc.) but he went down as a great thief.

Messi might not deserve the last two Ballon d'Or he won but he is a great player. He is one of the greatest players in the world and I don't think he should be compared with players like Muller and Totti. Messi is far above their class and should be compared with players like Ronaldo, Maradona, and Platini. Some of the awards he has won is disputable but it doesn't erase the fact that he deserved most of them.