Who deserved 2014 Ballon Dor?

Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo was named the winner, polling 37.66% of the total votes, with Lionel Messi (15.76%) and Manuel Neuer (15.72%) rounding up the podium. However, while Cristiano Ronaldo might have been a deserving winner of the award, Lionel Messi was also worthy of the 2014 Ballon d'Or.

Who deserved 2013 Ballon d Or?

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo (2013)

Cristiano Ronaldo broke Lionel Messi's streak to win the 2013 Ballon d'Or for the first time since joining Real Madrid. The Portuguese talisman had won no trophies that year but he had registered 69 goals and 17 assists for club and country to make an immensely strong case for himself.

Who deserved Ballon d'Or 2015?

2015: NEYMAR

Messi got his hands on trophy number five in 2015 after his second treble triumph with Barcelona, but team-mate Neymar perhaps deserved it more.

Who deserved Ballon d'Or 2010?

Capable of playing as a deep-lying playmaker or as a number 10, Sneijder dictated his side's play and was quite often the difference between victory and defeat. Sneijder deserved the Ballon d'Or ahead of Lionel Messi in 2010.

Did Messi deserve 2013 Ballon d Or?

Cristiano Ronaldo is the overwhelming favourite to win the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or this evening after his odds were slashed to 1/50 to claim the prize. However, WhoScored.com have revealed that the Real Madrid man should instead finish runner-up, with Barcelona's Lionel Messi the deserved favourite.

Who deserved Ballon d'Or 2012?

Monday's gala ceremony saw Lionel Messi receive the Ballon d'Or for footballer of the year, a trophy the Argentinian has now been awarded four times. Messi is probably the best player on the planet, and quite possibly the best player there's ever been.

Who deserves Ballon d'Or 2009?

The 2009 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009. Messi won the award by a then record margin, 240 points ahead of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

Did Messi deserve 2011 Ballon d Or?

Lionel Messi was a deserving winner of the 2011 Ballon d'Or, but in the grand scheme of things, Ronaldo made more decisive contributions that year, and for that reason, he should have been named the Ballon d'Or winner.

Who deserved 2018 Ballon d Or?

Casemiro Says Cristiano Ronaldo Deserves Ballon d'Or Ahead of Luka Modric. Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro has said the club's former forward Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the 2018 Ballon d'Or ahead of his current Los Blancos team-mate Luka Modric.

Did Ronaldo win any trophy in 2015?

The 15 trophies Ronaldo has won with Real Madrid are: two La Ligas (2011/12 and 2016/17), three Champions Leagues (2013/14, 2015/16 and 2016/17), two Copa del Reys (2010/11 and 2013/14), three European Super Cups (2014, 2016 and 2017), two Spanish Super Cups (2012 and 2017) and three Club World Cups (2014, 2016 and ...

Does Ronaldo deserve 2013 Ballon d Or?

Ronaldo did not win anything & does not deserve Ballon d'Or, says Ribery. Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery has slammed the outcome of the 2013 Fifa Ballon d'Or and feels Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo did not deserve to win the award as the Portugal international did not collect any trophies last year.

Who will win Ballon d'Or 2021?

Lionel Messi was crowned Ballon d'Or for the seventh time on Monday and we can now bring you the final rankings for the men's award. The Argentine held off Bayern Munich's prolific striker Robert Lewandowski who was second with Chelsea's Jorginho third.

Did Ronaldo win any trophy in 2013?

More importantly, he led the Bavarians to a slew of trophies in 2013, including a historic treble. Still, Ronaldo is undoubtedly deserving of the award.

Who won the 2020 Ballon d Or?

Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to lift soccer's most prestigious trophy yet again.

Who is the youngest Ballon d'Or winner?

#1. Ronaldo Nazario (1997) – 21 years, 3 months, 5 days.

Why did Iniesta not win Ballon d Or?

"Forgive us, Andres," he said. "For us, he wasn't just a player, he was the player. His sacrifices for the team ultimately deprived him of greater individual recognition. Of all the absences on the list of Ballon d'Or winners, his is particularly painful.

What is Iniesta nickname?

His willingness to play anywhere on the pitch has earned him the sobriquet El Ilusionista (The Illusionist), El Cerebro (The Brain), El Anti-Galáctico (a pun on Real Madrid players' nickname Los Galácticos), El Caballero Pálido (The Pale Knight) and most recently Don Andrés from the Spanish press.

Why Ribery deserve the Ballon d Or?

Ribery is tremendously industrious for an attacking player and is never far from the ball. In the Champions League this season, he's run an average of 11,850 meters per 90 minutes played. This figure places him in the upper echelon of all players, even central midfielders.

Who deserves Ballon d'Or 2019?

Fifa has finally settled the debate over who is the greatest between Messi and Ronaldo. This is robbery case by fifa, the competition has just begon between the two elite again. Cristiano Ronaldo is my 2019 ballon d'or winner.

Which Ballon d'Or Messi didnt deserve?

Lionel Messi's seventh Ballon d'Or success is "absolutely not deserved" and Cristiano Ronaldo was better over the past year, according to Real Madrid star Toni Kroos.