We cannot question their judgement. They are no fools, they would do what is right even if the system can be manipulated if we watch closely. But i think it is best for other journalist to do a deep investigation and spill out the truth to the general public. The reason is because we as fans can never know how the judgement is done. Also, even if we are suspecting one or two sentiment our voice cannot be heard.
Recently a
Finnish Journalist resigns for forgetting to vote for Vini Jr. He said it's his fault and deserves to quit the position. There is more to what happened to the Balon D'or result. Also two other Journalists Bruno Porzio of Elsavador and Sheefeni Nikodemus from Namibia didn't add Vini to their top ten list. So, the people in the voting panel can be unfair.