Origins, Voting, Politics: A Guide to the Ballon d'Or

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Established in 1956, the Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious individual award a football player can receive. But alongside being revered, the award is also viewed as one of the most controversial prizes in the industry. This video essay breaks down the politics of the Ballon d'Or, covering aspects from the trends of winners and contenders, to how Ballon d'or voting works and the psychology of its voters.
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"Messi, Ronaldo, and the Politics of Celebrity Elections" served as the principal reference for this video essay.
0:00 Introduction
0:50 The History and Iterations of Ballon d'Or
3:05 Why Football Players Desire The Ballon d'Or
5:55 The Voting Process
7:25 Ballon d'Or Winning/Runner-up Trends
11:10 The Bias of Ballon d'Or
15:05 Conclusion
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Tags: #ballondor #messi #ronaldo

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  • @joepiekl
    @joepiekl3 ай бұрын

    I've never understood the need to have awards that are voted for in sport. Surely the whole point of football is that it's decided on the pitch?

  • @onizuka4869

    @onizuka4869

    3 ай бұрын

    someone still has to select a winner. The question is who?

  • @peace4045

    @peace4045

    3 ай бұрын

    Teams win on pitch, individuals win awards.

  • @OtesOtesOtes

    @OtesOtesOtes

    3 ай бұрын

    If there is no room for subjectivity there is no beauty.

  • @crisalcantara7671

    @crisalcantara7671

    3 ай бұрын

    i aggree with you

  • @1channelHub

    @1channelHub

    3 ай бұрын

    And there's a catch that rules and criteria changes with time to suit the winner.

  • @lenawalters1866
    @lenawalters18663 ай бұрын

    My grandpa used to say Lev Yashin was the greatest goalkeeper who ever lived and even "they" recognized it ("they" being the corrupt and decadent west😅). For decades he'd sit watch a match and in the the end say "ah, we just don't have a man like Yashin anymore, what can the team do when they don't have a good goalkeeper?" It's kind if nuts that he was the only goalkeeper ever to be awarded.

  • @AntVaz7

    @AntVaz7

    3 ай бұрын

    There are so few clips of his gameplay, and it's not even confirmed that they're his best saves or his best moments, and yet we still get amazed how good his play were, how immovable he was. Regardless of how advanced football was, you can't change how good the individual shots players hit were, so to discredit Yashin is to discredit all goalkeeping as a whole, and to think he also revolutionized and pioneered the sweeper keeper style so he undoubtedly would be incredible still in the modern era and would only be regarded better because of how well we can track highlights and moments now, this is why I still believe The Black Spider to be the best goalkeeper to ever live. He is even beyond Gianluigi Buffon, which isn't that far back either as he could also stop a meteor from hitting Earth if he wanted to.

  • @kevinjersey3136

    @kevinjersey3136

    3 ай бұрын

    Both of you are wrongz lev yashin had the narrative and that's what it takes to win the ballondor even to be inducted, 2018 modric just won it due to participation dude could even carry a team in his own, Messi didn't deserve the ballondor in 2023, 2013 Ronaldo getting it didn't make sense, 2021 Messi should have given it to lewandowski, damn ballondor is righed

  • @bwalyakangwa1973

    @bwalyakangwa1973

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@kevinjersey3136 Lewa didn't deserve it in 2022. He wasn't even the best player in the Bundesliga and that's the only trophy he won that season while Messi won Coper American and Coper-delay. In which he was the best player in both. So Messi's performance was better when you include the fact that he had more goal contributions( goals and assists) than Lewa

  • @dilenmagar6812

    @dilenmagar6812

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah that's why shit goal keeper never gets golden gloves

  • @simonstewart5277

    @simonstewart5277

    Ай бұрын

    Your grandad knew ball. Respect

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    @dryames43193 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @DanielBengtsson

    @DanielBengtsson

    3 ай бұрын

    I agree!

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    @DanielBengtsson Thank you Daniel! 🙏🏽

  • @himanshuv.janbandhu6455

    @himanshuv.janbandhu6455

    3 ай бұрын

    True that!

  • @nowshahbahamdani
    @nowshahbahamdani2 ай бұрын

    I was just viewing some random stuff on youtube, than the algorithm clicked and understood that we really need to show a channel that's high on content and not biased at all . I think I would never regret subscribing to you at all.

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

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  • @meezanlmt
    @meezanlmt6 күн бұрын

    I literally have bar in my song where I say “ The ball rigged like Ball D Or”

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    @waynewick50052 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏🏽

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    @voltrox32503 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    Ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @swayam69523 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    3 ай бұрын

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    @itsphalangie3 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @anonymousgeek9072
    @anonymousgeek90723 ай бұрын

    If Ballond'or was given purely based on individual perfomance, messi would have 10 of them

  • @seige8621

    @seige8621

    3 ай бұрын

    That's a lie. He wouldn't . What are you on about ?

  • @anonymousgeek9072

    @anonymousgeek9072

    3 ай бұрын

    @@seige8621 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. My bad it is 9. But you got my point

  • @marvelfuturefight7503

    @marvelfuturefight7503

    3 ай бұрын

    He will ...in the last 15 years..he has like 10 years where he leads in g/a​@@seige8621

  • @animal-rights

    @animal-rights

    3 ай бұрын

    ​​​@@seige8621yes he would have 10 of them , He do almost every work of A MidFilder and Striker , Messi can be Top Goalscorer in the World at the same time + Top Assister in the world + at the same time with most MOTM + at the same time with most dribbles + at the same time with Most Important chances or passes created in one single season or Year

  • @Candid1989
    @Candid19893 ай бұрын

    11:31 and Julian Alvarez

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    @hafsahgc3 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! 🙏🏽😊

  • @Reliique
    @Reliique21 күн бұрын

    You have amazing voice, so nice to listen to you :D As for Ballondor Messi is king

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    @emiljanomici6083 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @Peter.Parker3 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @KodaFerrari3 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you. 🤍

  • @crobisbobis
    @crobisbobis3 ай бұрын

    ,,We will win so much they will get tired of us winning,,

  • @WAD528
    @WAD5283 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @divyanshsingh57333 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @tomekczerepinski1860
    @tomekczerepinski18602 ай бұрын

    what about the super ballon d'or?

  • @Peripherals_
    @Peripherals_3 ай бұрын

    This politics has made it impossible for players like Ribbery and lampard from winning it

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    I’m excited for the Ballon d’Or moving forward though! Watching Messi and Ronaldo dominate was amazing, but to see new, younger faces be contenders is going to be really fun. 🔥

  • @DejiNova

    @DejiNova

    3 ай бұрын

    It has also made it impossible for players like lewandoski, van dijk and halland to win

  • @sagarranjan4585

    @sagarranjan4585

    3 ай бұрын

    True. Lampard was easily the best in the world in 2005. Ronaldinho actually deserved in 2006 more than 2005.

  • @MainsMain

    @MainsMain

    3 ай бұрын

    Also Zlatan, Lewa, Van Djik

  • @pauliyonas3576

    @pauliyonas3576

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@sagarranjan4585😂😂😂

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    @augustopoliche89083 ай бұрын

    Amazing production values. Congrats. Great video.

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😁🙏🏽

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    @happyspider48293 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @FE96RR3 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @TheDYNAMITE0012 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

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    @shuvoroy66923 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @jf30133 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @marcomarin1196
    @marcomarin1196Ай бұрын

    Henry not winning it and not even making it in their team of the year due to failure in the euros was certainly political. France Football blackballed him, absolutely no way Shevchenko was better in that year.

  • @thesmallhulk
    @thesmallhulk3 ай бұрын

    1. An individual award, especially one as glamorised as the Ballon d'Or, for a team sport, is just dumb. 2. If the award must exist, shouldn't it be voted for by those with the most knowledge of the sport, i.e. the coaches? But that would mean the coaches would have to watch/analyse all the professional players worldwide for the entire season, which is impossible. Hence, it's a dumb award.

  • @phihlellotheone8979

    @phihlellotheone8979

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @CalmaCalma137

    @CalmaCalma137

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @thesmallhulk

    @thesmallhulk

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @Shivam._negi

    @Shivam._negi

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @SuperLari1234

    @SuperLari1234

    3 ай бұрын

    @@phihlellotheone8979average brainless barca fan

  • @pablovint
    @pablovint3 ай бұрын

    Excellent video mate! I was recently reading on Twitter that Roberto Martinez did not know or understand enterily the rules/criteria for the recent The Best award. That could also be a crucial factor... again, great video and editing

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! 🙏🏽 And wow, not knowing the rules is crazy, but also shows how arbitrary some of these votes can be!

  • @pablovint

    @pablovint

    3 ай бұрын

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    @tomandjerry54623 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @jacobcirrus2 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Jacob! 🙏🏽

  • @darpit3459
    @darpit34592 ай бұрын

    Man the number of times messi appeared in this video😮

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    @everia_games3 ай бұрын

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    @dakshsharma9973 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😄🙏🏽

  • @acahn8505
    @acahn85053 ай бұрын

    It isn't really that complicated. Scoring the most goals in a season is obviously a big achievement, however Messi winning the world cup was the biggest achievement during the 2022-23 season. The journalists who voted also saw it that way. The final result wasn't even close, he won by over a 100 points

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    @upsidedownChad3 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @dannydanny22883 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @dannydanny2288

    3 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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    @eugenefritz66693 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

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  • @user-tc1kx5cw8n
    @user-tc1kx5cw8n2 ай бұрын

    Ballon d'or is a vote based award just like the NBA Mvp in basketball, they will be times when there's a clear winner and there's times where the race is tight and either of the player could win it. So who ever will win it they are some people who will say it's not true, so of cos since Messi won it so many times have many of those haters. But elite players vote, coaches vote, media vote and fans vote, the magnitude of the players counts his name and respect people have for him, that's what made Messi win the fifa the best award few months ago. Messi is the greatest of all time

  • @empireofarts
    @empireofarts3 ай бұрын

    I highly recommend audiences to watch this video till the very end.

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    @Ahmed-iam2 ай бұрын

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  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😊🙏🏽

  • @s_t_n_l
    @s_t_n_l3 ай бұрын

    Messi = 🐐. That’s all that matters

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    @lancinekeita48233 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😊

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    @otherstampo2 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

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  • @phar0h895
    @phar0h8953 ай бұрын

    Funny thing is when u mentioned midfielders, u showed Bellingham scoring instead of defending or assist

  • @ekeebobs7520

    @ekeebobs7520

    3 ай бұрын

    I know right? People like Modric would be overlooked due to goal and assist stats.

  • @seunak4951
    @seunak49513 ай бұрын

    Great video 👍. What’s that clicking sound effect used when the text pops up?

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    @Rafael-mz5rx3 ай бұрын

    Keep it up man‼️‼️

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽😁

  • @rmv9194
    @rmv91943 ай бұрын

    Haaland is the biggest example of goalscorer Bias. Aside from his goals, he doesn't do much in the field, I am baffled how people elevates him for scoring that many goals in a club that generates a lot of opportunities, while he has never been better than Mbappe.

  • @mohammedalamoudi2032

    @mohammedalamoudi2032

    3 ай бұрын

    I personally think KDB deserved it

  • @Jose91131

    @Jose91131

    3 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@mohammedalamoudi2032 agree, KDB had a bigger impact then Haaland

  • @AbedCruz

    @AbedCruz

    3 ай бұрын

    People will never understand it. I get sick and mad when i hear that Haaland is the best player in the world. I can't even get how people can be so blind and biased to the point of confusing best player and top goalscorer For me, there's always a clear difference between the two things even if at times some players get to embody the two things which obviously isn't the case of Erling Haaland.

  • @ethantasti2521

    @ethantasti2521

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@AbedCruz he legit won it for more or less the same reason as ronaldo most of his st years. If a same as most strikers that have won. If you dont want players that are legit told to stay up the field to win the award just say so

  • @SuperLari1234

    @SuperLari1234

    3 ай бұрын

    He does his job better than any other player on the planet. You aesthetic merchants are everything that’s wrong with football fans

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    @user-vq2ef8td2w3 ай бұрын

    Spectacular content

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽

  • @gilean6179
    @gilean61793 ай бұрын

    why the heck this channel only has 15K+ subscribers? escapes me...

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Aha, I just started it this month, but the support + growth I’ve already received has been amazing. Thank you! 🙏🏽

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    @tentilly2 ай бұрын

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    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 😁🙏🏽

  • @london8615
    @london86152 ай бұрын

    the fact Mbappé hasn’t won yet is enough for me to not respect it anymore. This is how they done Henry dirty.

  • @sjsucks673
    @sjsucks6732 ай бұрын

    Best example of football politics is recent Fifa the best award which was won by messi but the thing is the voting period started after the world cup.

  • @eolaaole6691
    @eolaaole66913 ай бұрын

    Ronaldo numero uno

  • @seedheechhaatee3891
    @seedheechhaatee3891Ай бұрын

    Ronald cried because he knew Ribery deserved that award in 2013-2014.

  • @rajgopalsahu
    @rajgopalsahu3 ай бұрын

    great video!

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽😁

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    @samuelamankwah25272 ай бұрын

    Great editorial. Frankly the subs does not reflect the quality of your production. This makes me believe that most channels have bots as subs. 🇬🇭

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽 I’m a relatively new channel but hopefully I’ll begin to see more growth as I put out more content. 😁

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    @samuelamankwah2527

    2 ай бұрын

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  • @Ronaldomessi264
    @Ronaldomessi2643 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽

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    @yonasmenghis56273 ай бұрын

    Original and quality content. 🙌

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽😁

  • @augustopoliche8908
    @augustopoliche89083 ай бұрын

    When Messi won it over Lewy it was well deserved. Barcelona was already bad and Lio was receiving standing ovations by opposing crowds.

  • @joeymontanaa

    @joeymontanaa

    3 ай бұрын

    Okay. I guess we have a new factor to count for Ballon dor. Number of standing ovations by opposing team 😂 I swear Messi fans are ridiculous.

  • @joeymontanaa

    @joeymontanaa

    3 ай бұрын

    Also when Messi played with PSG and only scored 6 goals in a season they started talking about G/A and number of posts hit by Messi. 2 things that no one cared about in football before Messi fans started talking about them due to an embarrassing season.

  • @mauricewilliams3478

    @mauricewilliams3478

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@joeymontanaacriteria change to benefit messi

  • @joeymontanaa

    @joeymontanaa

    3 ай бұрын

    @@mauricewilliams3478 for real 😂

  • @holypopy
    @holypopy3 ай бұрын

    This Chanel is gold not biased

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Appreciate your comment! 😊🙏🏽

  • @footballhighlightsfirst1379
    @footballhighlightsfirst13793 ай бұрын

    No one can name a more talented footballer than lionel messi since ronaldinho left top level football. If football waa faif messi would have won evey ballon dor since. Messi would hv about 14 ballon dors.. ronaldo standz in a psnalty box just as halland theze are not great footballers these are only great goalscorers. Messi is the only footballer to top the goal scoring chats and the assist chats at the same time for 15 yrs while being the best playmaker and best dead ball specialist. All these videos make no sense. As pep said once u watch messi play there is no debate messi should win every best footballer award until we see a next messi. Factos

  • @lalmuansangakhawlhring677
    @lalmuansangakhawlhring6772 ай бұрын

    FIFA Boy Messi

  • @boirampai7404
    @boirampai74043 ай бұрын

    Please share all songs played on the video, great channel👌🏿

  • @MubarakAlhassan
    @MubarakAlhassan3 ай бұрын

    Someone finally gets it.

  • @progress.not.perfection1547
    @progress.not.perfection15473 ай бұрын

    how is this not viral

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s gaining some traction, hopefully will get more recognition. 😁

  • @progress.not.perfection1547

    @progress.not.perfection1547

    3 ай бұрын

    @@watchalexander good luck brother 🫡

  • @bojanrajacic5045
    @bojanrajacic50453 ай бұрын

    Always remember that Messi and Fifa are family

  • @suzalahlawat3738

    @suzalahlawat3738

    3 ай бұрын

    Womp Womp

  • @Vladimirputin11111

    @Vladimirputin11111

    3 ай бұрын

    Typical Penaldo fanboi...Who is salty about their useless idol.... Remember Fifa didn’t stop him from performing in Fifa tournament like Wc... It's him who Bottled it...

  • @sabraena
    @sabraena3 ай бұрын

    13:02 great video so far!! completely unrelated, what hugh grant movie is this scene from pls

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s from the film “Maurice”! 😊

  • @sabraena

    @sabraena

    3 ай бұрын

    thank u!! :) @@watchalexander

  • @seedheechhaatee3891
    @seedheechhaatee3891Ай бұрын

    There is a script all right...

  • @Earthy.Earthling
    @Earthy.Earthling3 ай бұрын

    the award became international in 1995 not in 2007 , George Weah was the first non European player to win it .

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    From 1995 to 2006, it was officially limited to European leagues. Only in 2007 and beyond did the eligibility for nomination extend to players from any international league - this is how Neymar was able to make the Top 10 in 2010 despite not playing in a European league.

  • @Earthy.Earthling

    @Earthy.Earthling

    3 ай бұрын

    @@watchalexander great explanation, thanks for taking the time to correct my misunderstanding.

  • @LessPegasus
    @LessPegasus3 ай бұрын

    To summarise, ballon d'ors have become a joke. Especially since they gave top goalscorer award or something to Lewandowski and Haaland when messi won... It felt like a consolation prize to shut them up.

  • @filmedbynaddy
    @filmedbynaddy3 ай бұрын

    post more 🙏

  • @danishanwar9079
    @danishanwar90793 ай бұрын

    Reality is ballon d'or has become the holy grail in football, as down the years players who came close to challenging (Lewandowski, Haaland,...) will usually become an afterthought and only the winners gets remembered. Even people not associated with football will judge based on individual achievements and i feel the process has unjustly favored some over others even if they did not deserve it. Finally the voting process has so many flaws as players from the same league are relectant to vote for their opposition players even if the are the best and i believe that is what happened to Haaland.

  • @malcolmcurve9511

    @malcolmcurve9511

    2 ай бұрын

    Balon dor is not a golden boot award. Let that sink in

  • @danishanwar9079

    @danishanwar9079

    2 ай бұрын

    @@malcolmcurve9511 brother thinks he done something, it golden boot is not one of the criteria's why did Messi win the Balon d'Or for the 2012 season even though Barcelona did not win anything of significance? And tbh yes golden boot is not the only criteria but goals throughout the year show the consistency of the player not just at a single tournament.

  • @LitoLochoss

    @LitoLochoss

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@malcolmcurve9511brotha most palayers with the ballodors are golden boot winners

  • @epic104
    @epic1043 ай бұрын

    Wow the more I scroll down the clearer it is that children had this video reccommended to them 😂

  • @EthanFN123
    @EthanFN1233 ай бұрын

    12:18 dude that was 2022

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    At 12:12 I mentioned on screen that the Ballon d’Or he won for 2023 was based on the previous football calendar; hence, I referred to it as a 2023 accomplishment in the context of the Ballon d’Or.

  • @EthanFN123

    @EthanFN123

    3 ай бұрын

    OHHHHHHHHHH thanks@@watchalexander

  • @mdu__Africa
    @mdu__Africa3 ай бұрын

    Quality content

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽

  • @md19974
    @md199743 ай бұрын

    Lewandowski deserved the award in 2020; Messi deserved in 2021. The 2023 award is a 50/50 for me. Messi was exceptional in the world cup and had a good season with PSG. Haaland broke goalscoring records but his playing style doesn't really inspire awe. He might have won it had he shone during the latter stages of the champions league. I still feel that he's not the most important player at Man City. They might have won it without Haaland as they had reached a final and semi-final in the preceding years. But then I'd be totally ok with Haaland winning it too. What I feel is that Messi and Ronaldo have ruined the evaluation standards for the prize. Both of them played so well for a long period that only statistics and trophies could be used as a metric to decide who was the better one in a particular season. This has left a bias on the voters' minds for players who either score more goals or win big trophies. For instance, I'd argue that Mbappe and Rodri were better than Haaland in the last season in terms of overall performance level. Mbappe could literally win games on his own when his team was struggling. But he didn't win the World cup or the Champions league. Similarly, Rodri was arguably the most important for City in their treble winning campaign. He was consistent throughout the season and was the main engine of the team. But he didn't score many goals or register assists because of his position. There is also the issue of decent players being hyped up for the award just because they won a huge trophy. We saw this when Jorginho was being considered as a prime candidate just because he won the Euros and the Champions league. He was great in that campaign but he was nowhere near the level of Messi and Lewandowski. The Ballon d'Or awards in the future might be even more controversial. In the past, there were exceptional players who were proper ballers. This made it easy to spot who was the best player in a team. But now, the game has become so rigid and tactics-heavy that only strong, fast athletes are coming up the ranks. Nowadays, how often do we see players who dribble like Messi, Neymar or Ronaldinho? This means that players who just simply stat-pad will also be in contention for the Ballon d'Or.

  • @doctorsilva1345

    @doctorsilva1345

    3 ай бұрын

    Alvarez won treble plus a World Cup and no ballon dor. He deserved the most. It’s all a scam.

  • @kingkezz9188

    @kingkezz9188

    3 ай бұрын

    Creating happiness out of thin air@@doctorsilva1345

  • @sreejithj82

    @sreejithj82

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@doctorsilva1345 He wasn't even a starter

  • @LitoLochoss

    @LitoLochoss

    2 ай бұрын

    He did show it in the layer stages in the Cl what are you saying

  • @AnthonyKellett
    @AnthonyKellett3 ай бұрын

    I've no doubt this is as well crafted as your other works; but, I don't care about the subject anywhere near enough to spend 15 minutes on it. I gave it a 'like' because I'm sure it's well done.

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you anyhow! More luxury-fashion videos coming in future! 😊

  • @SM1-1048
    @SM1-10482 ай бұрын

    So am I the only one wondering this.. what’s Alexander’s opinion on all 8 of Messi’s Ballondor’s? Or at least since the Messi cr7 era where they’ve dominated. I feel like he’s got an interesting opinion/ answer

  • @sabraena
    @sabraena3 ай бұрын

    Great explainer on the history of the ballon d’or and the politics/celebrity around it. Apart from the factors mentioned (position, playing in spain, club’s history) that make a player more likely to win one, it’s also interesting that statistically, even post inclusion of non european players, there aren’t a lot of nonwhite players who’ve won it despite maybe a significant amount of football enjoyers who would agree that they should have (thierry henry comes to mind). Always wondered if there is also a racial bias (its france after all…) or if this just speaks to the dominance of messi-ronaldo during those times. Still excited to see what the future of football holds with new superstars and youngsters on the rise and how the ballon d’or changes (or not 🤷) along with it

  • @leviandhiro3596
    @leviandhiro35962 ай бұрын

    Ribery got robbed

  • @camerashysd7165
    @camerashysd71652 ай бұрын

    ballon dor deos not mean anything anymore

  • @EliteEssentials.
    @EliteEssentials.3 ай бұрын

    This award should be given based on stats giving it based on votes is so dumb

  • @Art_InAMinute
    @Art_InAMinute3 ай бұрын

    No Mather your opinion, it those not change the fact that Ronaldo, being the Fans favorite does not have the vote power for the most iconic individual awards. Even his teammates voted for Messi a few times.

  • @webbythagod6194
    @webbythagod61943 ай бұрын

    DOPE

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙏🏽

  • @NONAMEinfinity
    @NONAMEinfinity3 ай бұрын

    Please never forget Ronaldo is the all time leading goal scorer he has the best goal per game ratio in la liga history he led Portugal winning a euro cup he’s won championships in 5 different leagues including 3 of the top 5 he’s won 5 champions league titles as well as 5 IFFHS top scorer awards and is also the top scorer in champions league history and will always be the GOAT. 🐐

  • @sreejithj82

    @sreejithj82

    3 ай бұрын

    He was carried in euros .

  • @sreejithj82

    @sreejithj82

    3 ай бұрын

    😂 " led "

  • @sreejithj82

    @sreejithj82

    3 ай бұрын

    He was given 4 awards by papa Perez.

  • @socialreplaced

    @socialreplaced

    3 ай бұрын

    He only had a better laliga goal ratio than Messi because of Messi playing his younger years there, if you look at the goal ratio between Ronaldo joining and leaving Real Madrid Messi had a better laliga goal ratio in that time! 😂

  • @Only1Winner729
    @Only1Winner7293 ай бұрын

    Mbappe & Haalands expression. 💀😂

  • @tayyabawan6246
    @tayyabawan62462 ай бұрын

    The most strange thing is that Messi doesn’t even care about individual awards, but he deserve every single balloon or he won. He’s the greatest of all time and he have a very humble personality so I think that’s the reason he’s very likable to all the coaches and everyone else voting , what he do on the pitch cannot be done by anyone else he’s one of his kind

  • @fdgfdg2055

    @fdgfdg2055

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @sivuyilehendrickralarala4409
    @sivuyilehendrickralarala44093 ай бұрын

    I think ballon d'or should be based on how much a player contributed towards team success, lyk how the goalkeepers, middle & wingers defend & create for the team... strikers should only receive golden boot, coz all they do is wait for a supply, unless they are lyk Messi who can dominate from supply to finishing in a distance & all directions...

  • @LessPegasus

    @LessPegasus

    3 ай бұрын

    It's not just about the supply, but it's also about the finish. And who provides that finish? Strikers who are lethal in the box. Your messi argument is completely stupid. Messi, especially since he doesn't track back is completely useless in terms of player contribution. You can roll around all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that football is a team game, where each player does their respective job. Goal scorers are considered important as finishing is the most important aspect of the game, as pros themselves have said. Goals are directly proportional to the impact the player delivers.

  • @LitoLochoss

    @LitoLochoss

    2 ай бұрын

    Still will favor strikers

  • @user-sf7rh1xn5z
    @user-sf7rh1xn5z3 ай бұрын

    My apologies for the wall of text, but this really touched off an item of ideas I wanted to share. I shall keep them short and to the point as I can. IF I step out of line on an idea, again, apologies. First off, allow me to applaud you on using all you have available in forming your content, whether it be visionual wise or sound bites. Your videos are almost tactual in nature. In reading the comments, you are kind in asking as well as acknowledging your viewers. Second, I enjoyed the snippets of Mulan, Howl's Moving Castle, Wolf of Wall Street among others to highlight points keeping the viewer engaged. When the snippet came with the men sitting around a large table, I half expected to see a movie called, A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. (a play on words for the football team or that one extraordinary person) Nice join of how it goes back to fashion in promoting a brand as well as being connected to said brand, highlighting your last video. Third, the voting process I found fascinating, especially off field behavior which circles back to someone is always watching you. Not to be creepy, but usually, our behavior is watched and judged by others. Tagged to this is the weird fact by naming these football teams, it is like naming high end to mid fashion brands. Well, at least in my opinion. And finally, the briefness of the Auto-visual mention made me wonder if the 5 senses should be added more to your videos, meaning the more of the senses you can use, the more people can gain an understanding from your videos. One example is why some spas/hotels are favored more than others. What did they see, feel touched by, listen to, smelled (food wise or aromatherapy), or even had one's taste catered to. It is the viewers' experience with your videos which make the takeaway so important. Others walk away baffled, challenged, or charmed by what was viewed. I hope I explained that correctly! I will add my kudos along with the masses of a job well executed. I hope you did well in your studies as I was thinking of you the other day. Please convey to Sam, he did an awesome job bringing a charismatic, authorized tone when reading. I appreciate the inflection of his voice to your script/videos.

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this great comment! 😁🙏🏽 On your third point, I also found that very interesting - it feeds back into the “script” narrative, where players are chosen more so because of what they may represent than their actual achievements on the field. And I’ll pass on your kind words to Sam! 😊

  • @Mahwayyy
    @Mahwayyy3 ай бұрын

    Interesting

  • @jonathanorellana4537
    @jonathanorellana45373 ай бұрын

    Messi 🐐

  • @adephagiaaergia8944
    @adephagiaaergia89443 ай бұрын

    Another great video, though I imagine if this reaches the more rabid fans, you're gonna end up facing some issues

  • @watchalexander

    @watchalexander

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! And I hope not aha, I’m a fan of every footballer shown in the video essay.

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