The worst part is the attacker/midfielder bias that these awards have. It is extremely hard or almost impossible for a defender or goalkeeper to win an international award like this.

@inquisitorsneed2

2 күн бұрын

Agreed, van dijk should have easily won it a few years back

@PH-jv4ik

2 күн бұрын

The effects of the Messi and Ronaldo era

@skoczek777

2 күн бұрын

​@@PH-jv4iknot really, in the entire history of Ballon d'Or, only 1 was awarded to a goalkeeper being Lev Yashin and 4 to center backs: 1 for Fabio Cannavaro, 1 for Matthias Sammer and 2 for Franz Beckenbauer, but even these last two were really offensive scoring a lot of goals from open game. It always has been, since we want to see the best player in a player with the best technical abilities: passing, shooting, dribbling and so on...

@Ribobizert

2 күн бұрын

Nfl mvp is always a qb, despite their being 23 other starters on the team.

@franze4

2 күн бұрын

@@PH-jv4iknah, it’s the effects of the post messi and ronaldo era. now that there’s no extremely talented geniuses left, they just wonna give it to whoever

This man made a whole list of legendary players who didnt win the balon'dor only to sneak in Antony M in lol

@Rossoneri2

2 күн бұрын

Tre and ty need to be studied

@ianrotheroe2540

2 күн бұрын

RantsNBants vindicated lmao😂

Cant wait to hid panama vs usa video

@shadowmak5568

2 күн бұрын

Absolutely

I just wanna say that the dude has Martial on the list.

@browhat6935

Күн бұрын

Trey always has to put Martial in these convos to ruin it lol

The fact that its basically impossible to win the award from further back than central midfield says all you need to know about an award for the "best player in the world".

@merlinbotha363

2 күн бұрын

Yeah because goals win games

@styrishfernando1849

2 күн бұрын

​@@merlinbotha363so defence is irrelevant in a match

@a-turkey-in-abush7787

2 күн бұрын

Ikr, Carvajal genuinely deserves it imo and you can’t change my mind

@merlinbotha363

2 күн бұрын

@styrishfernando1849 Yeah, they don't win games at the end of the day. Scoring goals is the most difficult job in the sport

@cabriocat

2 күн бұрын

@@merlinbotha363 that's nonsense my friend

Just give Lewy his 2020 Ballon d'or

“We’re finished Part 2” - A story’ about how the US lost to Panama - Coming soon to theaters near you!

Lehlomela Badboy for Ballon d'Or

As you said yourself, the ballon d'Or is not necessarily about being the best player but also being a popular player, i.e. a popularity contest. Just because someone won it doesn't mean he was the best player in the world that year.

@NeilLewis77

2 күн бұрын

it was a much better award when it was just 12 french dudes at a magazine in paris who decided it every year. they always seemed to nail it. right from the start they looked at all the players in europe and these frenchman had to admit that the best player on the continent was some english bloke playing for blackpool. they didnt let bias come into it. they just picked the best player regardless of who he played for or what he had won.

@yutyrannus8154

2 күн бұрын

It's rapidly losing its credibility after canceling the 2020 award and then giving last year to messi instead of haaland

@intheskies8081

Күн бұрын

@@yutyrannus8154messi is an exception to the rule balon dor goes to the best player not the player with the most trophies…

@daviebananas1735

Күн бұрын

@@NeilLewis77They really didn’t nail it. So many ridiculous winners. Kevin Keegan being the worst in a season where he won nothing, his club finished 10th in the league, went out of Europe in the first round, he scored 12 goals and England did nothing.

@TexYMatt98

Күн бұрын

@@yutyrannus8154 Messi fully deserved it, its not his fault Haaland ghosted every big match he had and didn't even participate in the biggest tournament of the sport

I think Kroos should have a shoot for Ballon d‘or if he wins Euros besides CL. He was never not at his peak!

@yeaaahboii2527

2 күн бұрын

Wirtz would also be alright in that case

@franze4

2 күн бұрын

@@yogevtmax4816vinicius can’t even show up for brazil let alone with the whole cup

@franze4

2 күн бұрын

@@yogevtmax4816 nah…

@chevy990

2 күн бұрын

facts

@el_matamuertes

2 күн бұрын

Yup, I think Kroos is a very just winner

Imagine a world where Messi and Ronaldo didn't exist and next place players in Ballon d'Or voting won them. Neymar and Griezmann would have 2 Ballon d'Ors

I think the Ballon d'Or should be given only once in a player's career. That way there will be no pissing contests and the players who really did great throughout the year will get recognition. If that was true, just see how the Ballon dOr would be distributed in the last years (based on real life standings): 2008 Ronaldo 2009 Messi 2010 Iniesta 2011 Xavi 2012 Falcao 2013 Ribery 2014 Neuer 2015 Neymar 2016 Griezmann 2017 Buffon 2018 Modric 2019 Van Dijk 2021 Lewandowski 2022 Benzema 2023 Haaland Just imagine what a beautiful place the world would be if that happened :)

@k1llsk

13 сағат бұрын

Ron n Messi (although sum of Messi's r very much arguable) they won multiple coz most of the time they were the best player that year, to shut them out jus so "someone else can have a turn" is bullshit

Ballon d'Or is a Frenchy snobby thing

@jacksonconstantine5740

2 күн бұрын

Based

@naj289

Күн бұрын

Cry about it, every single thing you squirt your pantie about football every year were created by Frenchmen.

Trey really tried to sneak Martial in that list😂

@nollienick1121

2 күн бұрын

Martial will be the best player in the world. 😂

@HistoryDude5

2 күн бұрын

@@nollienick1121 Im sure he will😂

Cant wait to see Fulkrug lift a balon d'or

I cannot wait for the Panama vs USA video when Panama beat them 😂

@lordnamizeka

2 күн бұрын

This man is a prophet

@RaulEdu33

2 күн бұрын

Give this man more likes, want to see a video regarding this game. 😂

@Adam-vl9kc

2 күн бұрын

@@lordnamizeka I am stood in my living room at 1am doing the Rashford celebration

@Adam-vl9kc

2 күн бұрын

@@RaulEdu33 oh there will be a video I am sure, the popcorn will be out in readiness

@danimetel8998

2 күн бұрын

Moments after USA lost to Panama in the most absurd way (that red card...oof), remembered about this comment. Bro is thought outside of the space and time continuum, and then dropped this banger of a prediction. You have my applauses for this, as well as likes.

messi and ronaldo each stole a couple of balon dors, its gonna be the same type of popularity contest

@BiggestMessiFan12334

20 сағат бұрын

Ronaldo stole none. It was all messi that stole them

@EugenesBackpack

14 сағат бұрын

@@BiggestMessiFan12334 2014 was for di maria my friend, but only true football fans know this. He wasn't even in the top 3 because its a popularity contest

I remember picking up a copy of FourFourTwo in January 2006, they went to speak with Ronaldinho as the 'best player in the world', he was on the front page with a kid from La Masia saying "I'm not the best in the world; I'm not even the best at Barcelona". It's really not that long ago since no one know who Messi or Ronaldo was.

This year is the first year i genuinely dont think the balon dor should be award because simply no one player has been THAT good

Füllkrug Ballon d'or run starts now 😂

Hopefully, should Germany win the Euros, Toni Kroos will be awarded. He was equally as important to the Real Madrid sides in the last 10 years as Modric and has played maybe at his best in his last season

@NeilLewis77

2 күн бұрын

you think the best player on the planet is toni kroos? hes not even the best player on his team.

@boschvater

2 күн бұрын

​@@NeilLewis77He possibly is the most important player at Real Madrid. Just look at crucial matches in the Champions League or right now for Germany at the Euros where he is dictating the game. At Real I only see Vinicius equally deserving the Ballon d'Or

@rannynihilius8481

2 күн бұрын

​@@NeilLewis77 he was the most essential player with Valverde at Real and revived Germany almost singlehandedly with Nagelsmann. Vinicius was injured for half of the season and can't even show up for Brazil. Bellingham was a clutch player for many ganes but his role in build up was so greatly sized down that he barely did anything noteable in the later half of the season when it wasn't offense. Mbappe has no noteable achievement besides his 100th Ligue 1 and Coup de France if he doesn't win the Euros after being handed the easiest path into a UCL final and still bottling it + not looking hot ever since those games against the BvB. If we argue about carrying a team and being a big game player Mats Hummels should be objectively awarded the way he carried that horrid Dortmund side to a 5th and a UCL final. If we're talking about concistently being great this season Dani Carvahal, Kroos and almost everyone in that unbeaten Leverkusen side comes to mind.

@Nefariousbig

2 күн бұрын

​@@NeilLewis77he's retiring with something like a 90+ percent pass accuracy over his entire career, a career high this season of something ludicrous like 94. Especially if they win the Euros, Kroos would be very much deserving of the shout this year. More than Modric was imo.

@user-jb7rd6jh3y

2 күн бұрын

@@NeilLewis77 Same question, do you really think Jude or Vini are best player on the planet? Jude played a good first half of the season, yes, but second part was just meh. In Euros he is just meh too. Vini can't score against damn Costa-Rica. While Kroos is just amazing all season long

Most of these people crying because Vinicius is in favorite list for Balon D'or And acting like Vini didn't win UCL and La Liga 1 month ago

If Germany win the Euros it has to be Kroos

@lulo07

2 күн бұрын

Facts

@ishmaelprobherbs5617

2 күн бұрын

L take

@benficademacaufan

2 күн бұрын

No, it should be based off the whole season. Kroos was great but no the best

@chevy990

2 күн бұрын

@@benficademacaufan when was kroos not great, they are plenty of matches were both Belligham and vinicius did nothing, kroos was great all year round

The Ballon D'Or has basically become a high school sports award / popularity contest. Sad to see. Cannivaro was the last defender ti win it, nearly 20 years ago. Isnt Lev Yashin the only GK to win it?

Go For A Run PS. Where is your desk bro? PPS: You fell off

@mismisimognomo101

2 күн бұрын

F A C T S .

Never been this early to a Zealandism

Cr and messi set the standards too high. Spoiled us

@k1llsk

13 сағат бұрын

the crazy part is they somehow hate both jus coz they were better than anyone

âs a lifelong supporter of germany and füllkrug i would put a 30 goal season past him, if that guy wins the ballon d'or i'll eat my shorts.

Balon dor is french lobotomy

3:09 it wasn’t even players in Europe. It was players who WERE European, hence why Maradona never won it either.

Love a cheeky Zealandism on a Friday morning

It's the football equivalent of the eurovision song contest

@jacksonconstantine5740

2 күн бұрын

We’ll get an English Eurovision winner before and English ballon d’or winner

Vinícius has won two out of the last three Champions League. This season, he was pivotal, contributing with 11 goals/assists. He assisted once in the 16, assisted twice in the quarter-finals against City, scored twice against Bayern in the semi-final and scored a goal in the final. He also won La Liga. When you take the legends out of the picture because they simply are not here anymore, he should probably be the winner. I'm not even saying there aren't better players, but this season nobody came close to his level on the highest level of football. It would be deserved. The likes of Haaland and Mbappé ghosted when it mattered the most. Bellingham was amazing at the start of the season but faded a bit by the end of it, but still should probably be the second.

@juannn-lt2hm

2 күн бұрын

cr y baby vini, without help by the referees hes nothing

@arinayuniarti7027

2 күн бұрын

​@@juannn-lt2hm My peanits

@franze4

2 күн бұрын

valverde is better than the 1v1 machine

@hijisfriend9030

2 күн бұрын

@@franze4 and he turned up in international stage. unlike Vini. even Belllingham turned up

@brunch.

2 күн бұрын

The Ballon Dor is the best PLAYER in the world. It is an INDIVIDUAL award. It needs to go to the best PLAYER. Not a good player on the best TEAM. Its about individual performance, winning Champions league does not automatically qualify you for the award.

Maradona was honored with the ballon d'or for services to football

Until 1994 only europeans were eligible for thw award. Maradona couldnt have won it until he was back in Argentina for Newels

Rodri,Toni Kroos,Courtois and many others would have been top5 but the world isn’t ready for that conversation.

@rannynihilius8481

2 күн бұрын

Not Courtois since he was out for almost the entire season but defo the other two. If it wouldn't be about achievements every season players like Rodri would have already 2 best player awards at this point.

@user-jb7rd6jh3y

2 күн бұрын

@@rannynihilius8481 Courtois should won it in year of Benzema. He was absolutely phenomenal and carried Real through CL. Everyone remember goals of Benzema forgetting that without Courtois Cl would be over after one trip to Paris

luis díaz showing he’s 10x the player vinicius is. he’s what people think vinicius is

New interface is awesome. Getting me excited

well vinicius is currently the best player in the world now , with maybe a william saliba , jude bellingham and van dijk if we ignore that crystal palace slip

They should take this opportunity and give it to a defender or goalkeeper.

In before germany wins euros and Toni Kroos wins the Ballon d'Or

The guy who posted deserves a shithousery award for mentioning Anthony Martial in the middle of the list 😂😂

Thank you for finally pointing out Ballon Dor shouldnt be taken that seriously

Thought this video was about USMT 😂

Neuer should have won it the year he came third, he was robbed that year by the popularity contest

We are finished, you are finished, every1 is finished.

Theres not a whole lot of difference to giving to to Jude or Vini compared to giving it Ronaldo or Messi... the first time. There shit loads of winners who at the time were comparable. Its just that because they continued being really fucking good, you look back and go "OH HOW CAN YOU COMPARE THESE GUYS TO THIS LEGENDS OF THE GAME". But yeah. Messi and Ronaldo were like 19 or something when they won thier first one. Owen was like 19 as well iirc. R9 was 21. One of those didn't go on to be a "best ever player".

Since the Messi - Ronaldo era coincided with the rise of social networks, there's a ton of people who only know how to cover that particular horse race and now they're scared. You can already see them trying to replicate the same thing, and will *lose their minds* if in the next five years a team wins the CL on the back of a player not on their circle and the press decides on him for the award. Also, I think you're selling old France Football a bit short. In the pre-internet days their network was incredible and allowed them to get results and analysis from everywhere in Europe at a time you saw top players maybe a couple of times in a non WC year at best. 80s Zealand running Kevin Toms Football Manager on his Timex Sinclair would be all over it.

You will now make a video about the match Austria vs. The Netherlands, Zealand. No excuses. JUST DO IT!!!

City: harassment Rm: flattery Regime indeed

well, sorry to see you go ... oh-oh, ooooh, i see. you're not finished personally. and here was me thinking you'd decided to devote your life to running ...

People tend to forget that two wingers who were not only outscoring world class strikers but teams as well. Now any striker hitting 15 goals is bad.

Vini deserves this award. He should had at least be second last uear, this will be the year! The last Brazilian to win it was Kaká, it's been a long time.

@franze4

2 күн бұрын

and no brazilian is still good enough to win it

@hijisfriend9030

2 күн бұрын

@@franze4 vini the brazillian choker? at least bellingham showed up when england needs him. look Toni Kroos is the true answer for this year

@franze4

2 күн бұрын

@@hijisfriend9030 read what i said again

@ashtonndlovu9470

2 күн бұрын

​@@hijisfriend9030Brazil team Sucks Fred was a main guy a year ago Is that's like saying Lewandoski or haaland are chokers Grow up

I may be biased, but I think Real might win most Baloon Dors in the next 10-15 years.

Now you need to make the "USA What Is You Doin" video.

2 things to never say to Zeeland .To run and that Panama beat USA .

@AreEnTee

2 күн бұрын

Don't remind me

Loved this video. As an Argentinian, i've always thought that the Ballon d'or is a stupid award, even more taking in count that was an european award for years untill the 90's . Dont get me wrong i love Messi of course, but the ballon d'or is simply stupid. Even Michel Owen won it geez...

Van Dijk and Neuer deserved their awards but ever since Ronaldo and Messi showed up offensive numbers matter 10 times more than being actually concistently good on other positions. If Bellingham's first half of the season and Vini's second half were combined on a player it would be inarguably that player but now it's legit just a tossup to what offensive player will be in a EURO winning team. In my opinion Kroos, Hummels, Grimaldo and Carvahal have been the best players of the season but they will likely not be awarded since the others are just popular.

Given what just happened at the Copa America I honestly thought this was about something different.

Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. But where's the wall? 😂

The most valuable player is always the goalkeeper, but most likely to have the lowest salary. And will have a harder time to get on the list. "Us in Europe" have always laughed at the "contest". It is nothing more than a popular contest and nothing else. Just imagine how many time was nominated Buffon even when he clearly was fallen off. The same with Neuer.

The only player deserving of the ballon d'or in this age is Mbappe tbh, he's just as good with france as he's with psg if not better, he carried his nation in a world cup and is playing good in the euros, if he doesn't win it this year, and doesn't get injured next season, I'm sure he'll win it, probably multiple times, at madrid.

@Zevrael

2 күн бұрын

The world cup doesn't matter for this season's Ballon d'Or. And have you heard of Toni Kroos? He has been pivotal both at Real and for the German national team.

@daviebananas1735

Күн бұрын

MBappe has done nothing at the euros although he was great for PSG until the weird end of the season. He will win it if France win the euros and he’s a standout.

Should go to Toni Kroos imo. Especially if he wins the euros.

For a true team player, surely the only award you'd be honoured to win is what we have in Australia in the AFL: Club Fairest & Best. Voted by your teammates. Maybe a fan-voted one would be special, too, but most "fans" are kinda dumb.

New Zealand vid

If Niclas Füllkrug Does 40 in a season Imma convert to whatever religion he wants me to lmao

Unless Messi wins Copa America & the MLS eastern conference 💀

Kroos has to win it.

Aw heeell naaahh

Not even 17k views in 11 hours RIP Zealand

Happy 21st birthday to Jude Bellingham for the 29th!

The fact great players didn’t win in previous years due to exceptional seasons for others is irrelevant. It’s about who is the best this season. It’s not about who is the best of all time. It’s who was the best this season, when there was no real stand out player.

Toni Kroos should get it

Vinicius and bellingham need to win americas cup or eurocup to win ballon dor

if Peter Griffin loved football😂

Sporting Clube de Portugal

No wonder the Brazilian Ronaldo said He has stopped watching football and it's boring

Bro forgot abt Benzema 💀 (I did too tbh)

@ashtonndlovu9470

2 күн бұрын

I did too 💀 sorry benzi lol

PANAMA🙈🙉🤣

Give the ballon dor to a san marino player

I thought this video was going to be about the game vs Panamá. But it would have been way too early tbh😅

Title is pretty good considering that we are fucked rn. Gregg Berhalter needs to be fired immediately

I love the videos but saying Fulkrug can win the ballon dor might be one of the boldest takes of all time

Please can we have a video about the most absurd votes?

Ballon d'Or is like the Oscars, it's a bought and sold popularity contest

@Ganganuk

2 күн бұрын

I'd argue that popularity contest is exactly what the Oscars needs to be. It's an award for entertainment industry, so it fits.

@Zevrael

2 күн бұрын

@@Ganganuk You're right, but the problem is in order to win you only need to be popular within the Hollywood bubble.

@jacksonconstantine5740

2 күн бұрын

⁠@@Ganganukno, it should be a talent contest. It’s meant to recognise the best in the industry, not the most popular

This is not basketball, football fans supports teams not players. Nobody should give a second thoughts to these individual awards.

He's right tho, I refuse to believe that Vinicius has any chance of winning, if football is just (and it isnt) Toni Kroos should win the Ballon D´or

Bomb Ho Chi Minh city FC shirt.

2/5 is even to little

When is the Panama vs Usa video coming

"2 of the 5" is crazy, implying there are 4 players that have lived better than either a ronaldo or messi

Z did you just jinx your country? All of that talk and bias and you just lost to Panama, how are you gonna deal with Uruguay now!?

How is Flo Wirtz not more in this conversation? Or Granit Xhaka or Rodri? Toni Kroos is at least getting some respect but how much of it is because he is retiring? In terms of goal scoring volume Guirassy and Kane? I wouldn't say Vini and Bellingham don't deserve it but they should not be clear favorites just because Real won the double. I mean neither has showed up in the international stage really. This is a popularity contest as you said and the Real PR is strong once again. At least we don't have a random Barca player in the conversation just because

Never cared for the balon d’or, not once paid attention to it. I think it’s a stupid award. The only individual awards that matter are golden boots and golden gloves. But they pail in comparison to the actual team trophies, World Cup, UCL etc.

Vini isnt the best player in the world, because he hasnt delivered at all for his national team. At least for Messi we saw that he was always scoring and contributing on the field in his younger days. Vini is solely great at Madrid.

@ashtonndlovu9470

2 күн бұрын

Lewandoski was solely great at bayern when he won 💀

These type accounts on Twitter are generally 14 year olds who do not go outside and don't really represent your regular football fan in the country despite being the most vocal and noticeable on Twitter tbf

You have to say this might be weakest performing seasons for Ballon dor winners, in 2022 with Messi still at his full power Benzema looked like best player in the world saved Real Madrid time after time in champions league,last year aswell where i think it should have been Haaland or 2019 for Van Dijk or 2020 canceled one for Lewandowski, today Vinicius and Jude might be favorites but how much futher are thes from players like Harry Kane,Mbappe,Foden,Haaland

Zealand we need to have a conversation about the fact that there is currently nothing we can force you to do by constantly bugging you about it in the comments, and that to me's just wrong.

Real men give no importance to an individual award for a team sport.

@mismisimognomo101

2 күн бұрын

Imagine living in 2024 and still using the phrase "real men" 💀

kevin de bryune?