Quote from: Die_empty on Today at 08:19:18 AM

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Quote from: Oshosondy on June 07, 2025, 01:31:51 PM

This is what Cristiano Ronaldo said recently...

In my opinion, Ronaldo is being hypocritical, since in 2013 he received the Golden Ball and did not win the Champions League, since Bayern won this tournament that year. And if he really believes that a player who has not won the Champions League does not have the right to receive the Golden Ball, then he should return the Golden Ball, which he received in 2013.

Maybe he didn't think through what he said. Is he insinuating that the Ballon d'Or is a European award? Before 1995 the award was limited to players in European clubs. But it has now been expanded to all players regardless of the League or country. Winning the trophies could give players an edge, but it shouldn't be the main yardstick to decide who wins the award. The focus should be on a player's overall contribution to the success of the team he played with during the period under consideration.

Also according to what I found out on Google AI which also linked me to the site that it is, the winner of the Ballon d'Or is said there to be determined by a voting system involving journalists. A panel of journalists from the top 100 FIFA-ranked nations votes on their top 10 players from a shortlist. .

If that is the case, the winner is not determined by a single person but many journalists from top 100 FIFA-ranked nations. He is truly saying rubbish.