Why Nobody Deserves The 2024 Ballon d'Or

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[@FelixGarcia-vc2mr]

Let’s be honest , we all know harry maguire deserves it this season

[@NitroFooty]

This guy knows ball

[@Goatleonaldo]

Finally someone who watches football

[@JUVARBS]

First smart person I have seen today

[@Pleasegivemesomepeas]

Yeah, first season without own goals🎉🎉🎉

[@Leicester_Ansulrua]

He has more prem potms than anyone in this video(including haaland)

[@poggerzayedshaikhandroblox4024]

Give antony the ballon d'or. He was 3 goals away from a hattrick for fucks sake!

[@NitroFooty]

This guy knows ball

[@jonBON12]

​@@NitroFooty🧠

[@MachoManEditz]

pele + maradona + cruyff + di stefano + zidane + R9 = 0 goals total in 2024 the goat antony (spinner version💀) = 1 goal! he deserve it!

[@poggerzayedshaikhandroblox4024]

@@MachoManEditz exactly, better than r9 🐐🐐🐐

[@norvinschords292]

@@MachoManEditzincredible He deserves it

[@ImYuu0609]

I think Messi and Ronaldo put the bar too high for ballon d'or.. like we unintentionally expect the other player to perform like them to win the award

[@NitroFooty]

Fr

[@susheelayadav6164]

Dude you look like rashford 😂😂

[@ImYuu0609]

@@susheelayadav6164 Nahh this ain't my face.. I saw this on insta someone edit rashford face😂

[@blackmercury956]

Lol it's just barca and Messi fans pushing the "football is washed" narrative because the top 3 players are madrid players og rather ballon dor. R9 won the ballon dor because of the world cup 9 goals in 14 games? Never won it Iver Henry with just 14 goals. Modric over ronaldo for just 9 goals and 7 assist

[@idanalkaher]

Dude you just copied what the video said

[@GIGACHAD2w29]

Unpopular opinion: When Messi and Cr7 were both 25, they had 5 ballon D’Ors and 4 UEFA Champions Leagues combined, Mbappé and Haaland have 1 CL and 1 WC combined and all of a sudden they’re the future goats. No one will ever surpass Messi or Cr7.

[@aaronaaron2405]

that's the definition of a popular opinion.

[@poggerzayedshaikhandroblox4024]

Messi and Ronaldo are both the goats.

[@NitroFooty]

I think that might be a popular opinion

[@asaantoine9485]

⁠@@NitroFootythere’s plenty of little kids saying mbappé will be the goat so I can see why it seems like many people don’t recognize the reality of what messi and cr7 had done already

[@VVooshbait]

Fr, people just go off plain stats, not realizing mbappe was literally farming the french league, while messi was in prime la liga and ronaldo was literally playing as a midfielder

[@adamabazovic5124]

Rodri is the most overlooked player of this year. He is brilliant, and needs to be in the conversation.

[@NitroFooty]

Absolutely man. I think he should honestly win it

[@Trennerr]

I agree 100%.

[@K.B.D0]

Agreed

[@MadridistaDeCono]

Got beaten by the two best candidates

[@K.B.D0]

@@MadridistaDeCono Spain will beat England and Brazil lost to Uruguay,international tournaments are more important that the ucl

[@nikolabrzakovicbrzi]

Rodri should be in the conversation. One of the best teams in the world, Man city, totaly fall apart without him and he's doing great at the Euros. If Spain win it, he should be top 3 imo

[@NitroFooty]

Facts, I should’ve included him

[@Ghost_X_Ghost]

“Man city totally falls apart without him”…Jokes😂😂

[@JuliusSeizure-tw6mi]

@@Ghost_X_GhostTbf they are levels better with him than without him, that game at Villa Park happened because he wasn’t playing.

[@Ghost_X_Ghost]

@@JuliusSeizure-tw6mi Rodri was by far the most impactful player in city this season…I never said he wasn’t solid…What I found funny was the fact that he said “city totally falls apart without him”…That is NOT true😂😂

[@nwupdates9767]

Ademola Lookman

[@Sin.1s]

They ruined the damn sport. Those two were never intended to be this good they were both anomalies. Football is going back to its original form but they ruined it to the point that it won’t feel the same

[@NitroFooty]

They really gave us unrealistic expectations lol

[@Sin.1s]

I got the same likes as Man City’s charges

[@dialektischabgefahrenerwel1654]

Nah, the generation before them actually were even more legend-stacked. Of course the difference was Messi and Cr7 have been playing more efficiently than the greatest players before them. But the generation after them doesn't catch up to the skill and greatness of the 2000s squads and won't produce any Zidane oder R9.

[@worldcitizenobjectivethink3764]

@@dialektischabgefahrenerwel1654 I 💯% agree with you.

[@danielwilliams4471]

Were the generation b4 Messi ajd Ronaldo that better or did Messi and Ronaldo make everyone from their generation look worse.​@@dialektischabgefahrenerwel1654

[@JunmoQi]

We should give the Ballon d'or to Lewandowski. He was clinical in 2020, winning everything.

[@NitroFooty]

They need to retroactively give Lewa his 2020 ballon dor

[@Hala_Madrid008]

@@JunmoQi They should take one from Leo and give to Lewandowski. This one goes to Jude.

[@TOlp-oe3fp]

@Hala_Madrid008 If Jude wins the ballon Dor this year without England winning the euros, it will go down as an All time robbery

[@oddmaximus]

@@Hala_Madrid008Blud thinks we can’t see the Hala Madrid in his name 😂😂😂

[@Hala_Madrid008]

@@oddmaximus so am i wrong bro??

[@WKG.279]

Florian Wirtz, he had 40 goal/assist contributions across the whole season being leverkusens main creative and attacking outlet, didn't lose a single game he played in this season except for one, added in ending bayerns 11 title streak and helping leverkusen achieve their first bundesliga. Other than Wirtz, Bellingham and Vini are most desserving

[@NitroFooty]

I will love it if Wirtz wins

[@fp-ko7vg]

Thats a good call, wirtz did well with club and country, and won the bundesliga. Though i think that loosing that final vs atalanta is a heavy blow for his chances

[@justinsm]

He deserve Euro final. Sadly unlucky with the bracket. He played against both Spain and ATALANTA, right? i almost argue about only lose 1 game in this season because mainly all Leverkusen player did except you put National team

[@BetterAntoineBetterWorld]

The Ballon d’or is not about performance, it is about a bunch of journalists voting for a their favorite player that plays in a great club.

[@NitroFooty]

false

[@Bayoboston]

WTF is this

[@mykosiv.]

Ronaldo fans smh

[@HarleyBin]

Not really modric ballon do’r comes to mind as a very narrative based ballon do’r other than that it been to the best player and the player with the stats and accolades

[@BachelorMac1016]

Facts

[@Voltyyquits]

Probably Jude Bellingham if he wins Euros (which is probably not gonna happen), Or Vinicius, if he wins the Copa America (which is probably also not gonna happen)

[@NitroFooty]

Haha

[@Leon玲央]

On the Calcio Berlin KZbin Channel they say, that Bellingham has won the Ballon d‘Or with his latest goal and I kinda agree with them. They are annoyed by him aswell, but the PR-train is rolling again.

[@MrRealMadrid]

and if both dont win there continenetal trophies the vini jr 1st bellingham 2nd

[@Imfndeadrn]

If germany win then wirtz makes his case

[@MrRealMadrid]

@@Imfndeadrn no chance not good enough stats and bundeslia+pokal

[@JosephHEs]

This guy: Nobody deserves the Ballon D'or FIFA watching this: Someone call Messi. Tell him to attend the ceremony

[@NitroFooty]

Lol

[@Popwarthog]

Just a bunch of Madrid hating trolls, gotta live with the amazing season Madrid had; damn it must hurt to live in denial

[@eavyeavy2864]

​@@Popwarthoglive with no treble😂 😂😂 every player flop at international

[@footyxnotsoccer]

@@eavyeavy2864not belligol😂

[@FreddyImran32]

Vini didn't under perform Ronaldinho had similar stats in 2006 Ronaldo and Messi just weren't human And suarez , lewandoski, van dijk , buffon , henry were also crazy and they never won the ballon d'or So that's why maybe people don't want vini to win

[@NitroFooty]

True

[@PeterGrinnin]

Vini did under perform, He didn't turn up in important matches. Bellingham had better stats than vini, Bellingham came up in most needed moment in England last minute goal. And in ucl final carvajal won for them, his goal was lucky in ucl final, not that to mesmerized about

[@Sorrow..]

⁠@@PeterGrinninbellingham is not good, he should have been subbed off at half time against slovakia, hes lucky southgate is scared to sub off the big stars. He did nothing for 118 minutes other than that 1 moment. You don’t get ballon dor for number of goals, you get it for actual performances. Bellingham is a mediocre player

[@PeterGrinnin]

@@Sorrow.. I don't see any special thing about vini either, he is a mediocre player too

[@israellopez1933]

Bro if Bellingham or vini win its over ☠️🐸

[@mustafahassani8626]

5:00 “killing him, bobby” 💀

[@NitroFooty]

Lol

[@unfunnyman9068]

Honestly, Lautaro Martinez should be in the conversation too. Hell even a favourite. The guy literally owns italian league and is currently Copa America's top scorer

[@agustinrodrigueztoymil3329]

You know ball.

[@EliasRoy]

And he scored a winning goal. Definitely deserves to be in the conversation

[@Mix.01-is5pk]

tap in merchant.

[@Habibi-vy4hy]

You are correct. Martinez was the most important player for Argentina winning the Copa America. Also no player in Euro had any clear dominant performance for the whole tournament

[@ty.shota23]

​@@Mix.01-is5pkdid u watch most of his matches

[@usayts45788]

man stop bullying Kane cuz that might break his curse and we will then lose our favorite laughing stock

[@NitroFooty]

Hahaha

[@icecreamy521]

As a fan of Kane I was actually tricked by the first part 🗿

[@Countryballs24992]

Loll

[@yessirboi69]

STILL BULLY KANE PLS

[@TobyAKintunlaji]

ure a funny guy

[@WsgYoutubeYea]

I honestly dont think they’re putting up bad numbers, luis figo and others had similar numbers when they won their ballon d’or so its not too wrong, but the issue is that messi and ronaldo spoiled us. They made scoring 40 goals in a season look bad and 50-60 look normal. Although for the new generation I think haaland last year was good and shouldve won. Like really what else did the guy need to win and do to get the golden ball? He won everything Edit: Lmao so funny that you make one comment a out messi vs ronaldo and theres like 20 people arguing. Antony is the goat ggs also pessi and penldum both missed penalties but antony didnt. 🐐

[@geniusfootball8357]

Politic m8, in 2010 when iniesta won the world cup, they give it to Messi for individual performance But when haaland literally did everything, they give it to Messi fr winning the World Cup, just funny

[@WsgYoutubeYea]

@@geniusfootball8357 honesrly yea. Same with modric. He did decent in the world cup and won it over ronaldo, who had an outstanding season and shouldve won, but when iniesta does the same, oh yea it gotta go to messi

[@AbedCruz]

@@geniusfootball8357 Messi fully deserved the ballon d'or last year despite haaland getting a highscoring record. For missing the world cup( Not even taking part in the most important tournament of the year), haaland was doomed to fail. Mbappé would win the ballon d'or if France won the world cup. No player in the history of football won the ballon d'or in a world cup year if he didn't take part in it despite how great his achievement in club was. At the moment the world cup final sees Messi facing Mbappé, Haaland's chances to win were zero.

[@Velistar_the_goat]

but you must see how messi and ronaldo scored those 50-60 vs how haaland scored lol. the ballon dor is inconsistent as hell, sometimes they look at individual stats, sometimes how the players play the game and sometimes the club trophies and other times the international trophies

[@Velistar_the_goat]

@@WsgKZbinYea its so subjective. but i guess you could say that messi "carried" the argentinian team in the world cup. as for iniesta, he wasn't exactly the main man until the later games. modric idk why he was good but the entire croatian team was good, not just him.

[@khajamoinudeenbazul781]

2:54 Toni crows

[@mxn1075]

Bellingham genuinely deserves it 23 goals and 13 assists as a midfielder is crazy and he also has the UCL, La Liga, supercopa, and maybe even the euros. Remember modric won the ballon dor with 6 goals 14 assists wc final and ucl, bellingham clears in this scenario

[@wayneverhoff2790]

Favorites: 1. Jude 2. Vini 3. Lautaro 4. Wirtz 5. Rodri 6. Foden 7. Mbappe 8. Kroos 9. Fede 10. Watkins

[@NitroFooty]

I like it

[@Sauce.Grinds08]

My friends said I was crazy when I said nobody deserves the Ballon D'or this year

[@NitroFooty]

Send them this lol

[@PacoMemo163]

That’s like saying Fido and dhino didn’t deserve it

[@Ikaanej_7]

Your friend was right

[@robertmusil1107]

Everyone says the same.

[@joshuateixeira2709]

Vini was out for a couple months with injury. If he had played those games, he'd probably have closer to 30 goals. I do like how this season there's no clear favorite for the award, makes things interesting.

[@NitroFooty]

True

[@stiven355]

Wrong Media says vini,then it's vini

[@samlani1702]

Nah vini for some reason is trash in regular la liga games even if he played he wont be scoring he only likes to show up in big games hopefully that changes next season

[@joshuateixeira2709]

@@samlani1702 I guess because he doesn't need to play as hard against mid table or relegation teams. He only performs well in games he needs to like against the top La Liga teams and in the UCL knockouts because those are the games he needs to show up. And more often than not, he does

[@PacoMemo163]

@@samlani1702just say you don’t watch Real Madrid play

[@supersaiyan2hd182]

I think belligol deserves it. To me it’s not even a question, Bellingham has all the Real Madrid achievements like Vinicius and adding getting in to the euro final. He scored big goals in big games, like the bicycle in the euros in the last minutes of the game to advance in the euros, and I remember against barca in el clásico. He got basically the same stats as Vinicius, goals and assists but being a midfielder which is even more impressive getting close to the number of goals Vinicius scored

[@fp-ko7vg]

Id go with jude, the kid just has an aura of magical talent

[@orellmerazzi5576]

if youre talking about leverkusen, never forget granit xhaka, the dude LITERALLY ran the team and the midfield, which u said wirtz did. Hes also been the star player by far for switzerland, so i think xhaka should def be in the top 10 at least

[@NitroFooty]

Xhaka was great but Wirtz has to be the focus if we are going that route

[@orellmerazzi5576]

@@NitroFooty but we're going the kroos route which is the same as the xhaka route except xhaka scores bangers as well and defends and captains properly

[@BiggestBirdonMars]

It would be amazing if rodri won it Imagine a DM winning the ballon dor immediately after the messi v ronaldo era ends

[@NitroFooty]

I’d love to see it

[@Luis-kv8zc]

But why..? City underachieved by every mean this year. If France win the Euro should Tchouameni just randomly win the Balon Dor???

[@da_stoof4347]

​@@Luis-kv8zc because they would do anything to not see Madrid player win it. No matter how little they did compared to them

[@irewaleoluwadamipe6987]

​@Luis-kv8zc how exactly did City under achieve this year?

[@pitwayable]

​@@Luis-kv8zc not really they just lost to RM which is the best ever CL team (the only team expected to win CL every year for the last 20 years). MC still won EPL. Rodri can take it if Spain wins Euro.

[@Aa_rush9]

Seeing dominance in sports like F1 and tennis are normal. But seeing that in football is way too rare. Thats how good Messi and Ronaldo were

[@marsnero6429]

Kyllian Mbappe ❌️ Killing him Bobby ✅️

[@NitroFooty]

Hahaha

[@MatiasMuka]

Unpopular opinion: In my opinion this year the winner of Ballon d Or should be Dani Carvajal. He won Supercupa De España, LaLiga, Champions League and now won Euro 2024. He played incredible in every single match that he played. He deserves 100% Ballon d Or.

[@geniuspenguin8924]

definitely a contender

[@AHTB_CC_426]

Might as well give it to me. I scored 573 goals, 513 assist. Won the UCL,premier league, and the FA cup this season all in my back garden. I’m just too good 😎

[@HypoFuture]

*521 goals

[@OneMor3Win]

Winning ballon d’or goes beyond most goals or trophies… they should only be a contributing factor, but by no means is it a limiting factor.

[@NitroFooty]

Agreed

[@vanillaoverchocolate5440]

Exactly. Bringing up goals and assists are the reason why defensive players barely get any recognition for this award. Rodri has lost 1 match in 81. Somehow he isn't a forerunner. Losing 1 match in 81 is a stat that's up there with Messi and Ronaldo scoring 40+ g/a in a season. It clearly shows his impact on the pitch, his contribution. All the games Man city lost in the Prem last season....Rodri never played

[@CR7_LEGEND777]

I think vini deserves as he’s contributed a lot in the champions league and alligators for Madrid even though his number’s aren’t that great

[@NitroFooty]

Fair

[@ihatelaptops3]

He was injured for half of the season, that's why his numbers aren't that "great"

[@artronikfc7933]

He is inconsistent, his average rating is just 7.38

[@usmaniqbal1322]

Vinicious scored in big games thats why people are saying its gonna be him

[@NitroFooty]

Clutch player

[@artronikfc7933]

He is inconsistent, his average rating is just 7.38, ghosting in many games

[@za5528]

3:35 Tbf Zidane almost won the 2006 Ballon d'Or as a retired player

[@NitroFooty]

The headbutt probably did not help

[@klif4755]

It's not about the amount of G/A a player has, it's about how clinical and important those goals are. Suarez was a major UCL ghost while Vini is one of the most clinical ucl players I've ever seen. Even Messi and Ronaldo , most of those goals were just stat padding (they're still more clinical than vini)

[@NitroFooty]

Fair vini is clutch

[@user-dgh9397]

It's time give ballon dor to defenders and midfielders Rudiger - League, UCL, Euro (loading) He's real madrid's most important player. Stopped haaland, scored decisive penalthy against Man city. Assisted match winning Goal against bayern munich. Rudiger is my ballon dor winner ✔️

[@NitroFooty]

If there’s any year for a defensive mid or defenders, it’s this year

[@Joszinholovesfootball]

They have to get past Spain first💀

[@zkdlynn3436]

@@NitroFooty toni kroos had an incredible season

[@poggerzayedshaikhandroblox4024]

@user-dgh9397 even though I was supporting Germany, props to mikel merino for doing a bayer leverkusen like wirt-

[@poggerzayedshaikhandroblox4024]

@user-dgh9397 even though germany will not win the euros, props to Spain for doing a bayer leverkusen

[@Yeyo443]

When u realize that 2006-2019 was football prime, that’s when you known that everything has change 😔

[@BraboDmsSlc]

Hell no. Recency Bias. 1990-2000 was the prime

[@Yeyo443]

@@BraboDmsSlc nah

[@Vectorghoul423]

@@BraboDmsSlc not even close

[@jaspreetlamba4149]

Vinicus because of how clutch he was, in the UCL he was insane which he won, scoring in the final, a reason haaland didn’t in the ballondor last season is because he didn’t score in finals, vini scored the winner against dortmund but since England won’t win the euros and Germany are out, so is France I think vini

[@LiamPowelluuu2]

Haaland didn't win because of the Messi bias. It wouldn't have made a difference if he scored a hat trick in the UCL final.

[@Vectorghoul423]

@@LiamPowelluuu2 true

[@artronikfc7933]

Vini is inconsistent player, his average rating is just 7.38, ghosting in many games

[@أيوب-و9ص]

Vinicius Jr. and Jude Bellingham are indeed strong contenders for the Ballon d'Or this year. Both have had impressive seasons with Real Madrid, contributing significantly to their team's success in La Liga and the Champions League. Jude Bellingham has been particularly outstanding, with his performances in the Euro 2024 boosting his chances. On the other hand, Vinicius Jr. remains a favorite due to his consistent performance and key goals in crucial matches. While their national team performances might not be as stellar, their club achievements keep them in the running for the prestigious award.

[@captainfalconmain6576]

100 percent

[@tonytellingitlikeitis5708]

You're not giving Vini the Ballon d'or after that Bicycle kick by Bellingham. They don't make it to the final and potentially win without that legendary goal.

[@elcrackengaitos_bs4804]

Bro did you make this with AI or what? 💀

[@EliasRoy]

😂😂

[@richardfballsong9913]

I think Vini jr deserves ballon d'or. When he couldn't play match against Uruguay, Brazil was thrown out in competition

[@rhino_2832]

The fact that no one mentions Daniel Carvajal is insane. He won La Liga and the Champions League while scoring in the final, and he's favorite to win the Euro's in which he also has already scored in

[@NitroFooty]

True but I don’t like him. 😂

[@NIDELLANEUM]

Defenders are constantly screwed over in Ballon d'Or conversations. It was already harsh for them to win, but now, post-Messi and Ronaldo, it has become a matter of "who scored the most?" so it will be impossible for a defender to actually win. Like, imagine if the Netherlands win the Euros: suddenly Frimpong would have had a glorious season where he only lost *one* match the whole time and won 3 trophies (with one lost final). But no one would seriously think "let's give him the Ballon d'Or".

[@marekwisniewski5823]

from spain rodri deserves it more

[@vincentdenis9122]

I wouldn’t give it to him but he deserved a top 10 surely, for me he is the best defender of the season, not just the best right back but the best defenser, being great in defense and attack

[@saffysedway-ty8pt]

I think Rodri need to win it bro has been play good ❤

[@NitroFooty]

Agree

[@nwupdates9767]

Ademola Lookman deserves the award ahead of Rodri !!!

[@Momo-zi7sp]

If he didnt win it when he had the treble, what makes you think he’s winning with only the epl title

[@badge5575]

You are crazy bellinham and martinez far out performed him

[@d3m1g0d4]

Vini is the best choice for this year's Balon d'or, and also it'll be the biggest slap in the face of all the racists and haters he's had to overcome

[@Hello-vx2fo]

its mad how the serie A is not even looked at since lautaro is a possible ballon dor contender at the time of this video. He's not truly in top 5 talk and i argue he deserves to win the award after securing copa america and a treble for himself

[@Filip-ko8wl]

I think Rodri should be one of the top contenders, premier league + euros winner and hes only lost 1 out of about the last 70 games he's played in, truly the best in the world on his position, rarly makes a mistake. And in my opinion he's one of the best examples of what a profesional footballer should be, no drama, teamplayer, doesn't let the fame go to his head, pretty sure he doesn't even use social media, I honestly wish all footballers were like that

[@niranjannaikwadi]

That Harry Kane joke won you a subscriber. Great video!

[@arandom12yrold50]

Very Realistic Ending: Messi wins ballon dor for winning copa america and scoring 20+ goals in burger league

[@GhostZeus-g3b]

But ur daddy couldn't so shutup

[@NitroFooty]

Would be epic

[@shafsteryellow]

Penalty to Argentina

[@gustavo-zt2wl]

Most realistic scenario.

[@pitwayable]

I think only if does well in the last 2 games as well. Hasn't got his scoring boots on.

[@BiggestChungus21]

Vini was injured during the first half. What he was in the second half is a monster amongst men. He is clearly the best player in the world and nobody is close. Put some respect on Vini’s name. Now he was injured during the first half but he still deserves it. Jude on the other hand was elite goalscoring wise in the first half and elite in linking up and supporting forwards in the second half. He also deserves it. Kroos is just the maestro. If anyone else proposes anyone outside of Madrid players? Then it’s a joke

[@keviii505]

Rodri, Premier League and Euro Champion. Has been the best Midfielder in the world for the last 2-3 years and absolutely clutch in important moments

[@Jase-qo4xt]

Ppl are still comparing current Ballon D'or candidates to the standards of Messi and Ronaldo. Just be unbiased and choose who deserved it most, stop using club biases and player biases. If I win the treble and score 50+ goals I expect to win it, not because someone is liked the most that's why this award is so controversial

[@leirumf5476]

People really under looking Lautaro Martinez, the dude reins supreme in Italian football, and, as of me writing this comment, is the top goal scorer of the copa America.

[@NitroFooty]

He’s been getting some shouts recently

[@justinsm]

He's great but he didn't shine in WC and this season he can't bring Inter to at least UCL quarter despite dominating Serie A (he's been doing this for the last couple years though)

[@ladamilitarizado327]

He won the Copa América as the Top Scorer and scored the goal that won the Copa, i think he deserves it

[@Brexitmaster]

Antony and harry maguire deserve it

[@NitroFooty]

Yes

[@anubis5615]

phil foden is getting so overlooked, he is such a baller, sometimes he reminds me of messi

[@EliasRoy]

Phil Foden was FLOP of the tournament. He ain’t winning D’Or

[@UberVilla]

like he said it was the anomaly of anomalies. to have two absolute anomalies at once. but that also was couple by others who would’ve been anomalies if messi and ronaldo didn’t exist! Neymar!! Zlatan! Luis Suarez! Modric! Iniesta! Robben! Sneidjer! Lewandowski! Kroos! Pirlo! Benzema! Modric and Benzema are the only ones of these LEGENDS to get a balon d’or! because while they were each better than any of the balon d’or candidates this year, and had to compete against each other, they had the (un)lucky fate of being born in the same generation as two absolute anomalies in Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi! its crazy. for 13 YEARS those two freaks of nature sequestered the balon d’or for themselves. and while it drove others to also produce generational numbers, they were so far ahead that they were only battling each other. this is a trophy that previously had pretty much only been won by one different player each year, with some maybeeeee being able to get two in their lifetime. and football careers themselves lasted 13 years if not much less!!! but they were at the top all by themselves for the same amount of time as other legends who won it once in the past’s entire careers!

[@r.c.c.10]

Rodri deserves it. He is not talked about enough because he is a defensive midfielder and not a striker. But he's not far at all from Modric 2018.

[@VictorBANTUbuabo]

Vinicious junior

[@Buudgie]

Maybe Jamal Musiala could win, he’s been exceptional at the euros and is consistent in both club and the international stage.

[@NitroFooty]

Facts

[@arjunraman7276]

After England and Spain have reached the final, rodri bellingham and kane have to be the frontrunners

[@moonknight2865]

Lmao this is hilarious after the euro final. Kane is absolute garbage, Bellingham was non existent, and Rodri was subbed half way through.

[@vanillaoverchocolate5440]

​@moonknight2865 Rodri won player of the tournament.

[@Zacheditz-zc4zr]

Lautaro Martinez deserves it he scored 5 goals in the copa america and one in the final and won trophies with inter milan

[@NitroFooty]

honestly yah

[@giyuwavy1771]

You can lead your team to a 3 peat in the Champions League, especially with 15 goals in a winning campaign, but you don’t even get the Balon D’or on the 3rd season. Out of spite the “journalists” decide to award a midfielder of the same team as the star, which was never done to Messi. Modric is incredible but so was Iniesta. Ronaldo should arguably have 7+ awards but the media hates him

[@NitroFooty]

lol sure

[@futsalboy346]

I agree with you, they should just give it to Lewandowski to make up for when he actually deserved it.

[@NitroFooty]

Frfr

[@Leon玲央]

They could award him the 2020 one later. I heard they are planning something like this (I guess we will see next ceremony)

[@Goatleonaldo]

Nah Bellingham or vini deserve it.

[@Zacktbd]

Bro is this a question messi will win it 😂,guys back me up .......,guys?.........

[@Tojo_jzf]

No Ronaldo gonna win it for 0 titles he won last season even in the camel league 😱🤯

[@Zacktbd]

@@Tojo_jzf you just might be right 🤔

[@EliasRoy]

Not this time tho and I’m a Messi fan

[@schlafenKind]

@@Tojo_jzfbro that was pre last season, I think neymar won too.

[@schlafenKind]

That means neymar flr the ballon d‘or

[@MATHEUSAUGUSTO-rf7su]

Rodri is the one who deserves this award

[@NitroFooty]

I agree

[@nicolalambo3842]

Why do you think Rodri deserves it? If you're going to argue that the Euro is that important, then give it to Carvajal.

[@MATHEUSAUGUSTO-rf7su]

@@nicolalambo3842 the award is for the BEST PLAYER OF THE SEASON, not THE PLAYER THAT WON MORE TITLES

[@nicolalambo3842]

@@MATHEUSAUGUSTO-rf7su exactly, the euros is a short tournament and nobody was talking about rodri winning the ballon d'or before spain won it. He may have been the best player for spain, but he was 100% NOT the best player of the season.

[@MATHEUSAUGUSTO-rf7su]

@@nicolalambo3842 the fact that nobody was talking about rodri winning the ballon d'or before means he´s underrated

[@SkiMonkz]

Literally Marcus Rashford scored 30 goals and 10 assists and not even nominated last season despite finished 3rd , a league cup and a promising World Cup campaign

[@LiamPowelluuu2]

Why the fuck would he have been nominated?

[@wayneverhoff2790]

Nah this is legitimately one of Kroos's best season just check his defensive stats. His offense has always been impeccable.

[@NitroFooty]

Kroos control

[@More_devycookies]

Nice vid u deserve a sub

[@NitroFooty]

Thanks for the sub bro!

[@imdav845]

Why nobody is talking about Rodrigo Hernández? I think Rodri is the one who deserves the ballen d' or

[@BlueThanosMaster]

he lost ucl and fa cup he only won premier league lil guy, hes not best for Spain at euros, Yamal, fabian ruiz are

[@M4g0r_editzz]

If Spain wins the Euros, Lamine Yamal actually has a chance, it would be crazy, a ballon d'or at 16😮

[@justinsm]

Nah, just golden boy. Too early giving Ball on d'or before 21

[@robertmusil1107]

Look guys, we need to take matters in our own hands. We need to push "Own Goal" for Ballon D'Or 2024. We need to make a point. Players need to step up. Currently, even "Own Goal" overshadows everyone.

[@bigchungus1886]

We all know deep down who is gonna win the prize, even though rodri finished the season strong, the award relies heavily on the ucl and the performance across the whole season, Vini Jr outside of the 2 months he missed injured was simply a Balloon D'or Player.

[@lelucilampeggiano]

It doesn't depend on the ucl, haaland had incredible stats and won everything he could and still didnt win balondor (even though i want vini to win everything points to rodri winning it)

[@bigchungus1886]

@LuzesPiscam I could say the same about the euros because it doesn't entirely depend on it. The performance across the season heavily favours vini over rodri. He performed and made a mark on every big occasion last season.( hatrick in a supercup final against Barcelona, goal in a ucl final with an electrifying performance in both games) Imo, I don't think it's possible for Rodri to win it but I do think he's getting 2nd place which is great for a cdm tbh

[@lelucilampeggiano]

@@bigchungus1886 Yeah, im rooting for vini since when it came to winning his team a trophy rodri underperformed when it came to winning his team a trophy against united and madrid

[@amiralighaznavi9927]

Give the Ballon d’Or to Van Dijk who deserve to win it back in 2019

[@NitroFooty]

Debatable

[@Steph-ci1tx]

Or 2013

[@KornKnight]

No he didn’t Messi was in his prime that year

[@KornKnight]

@@Steph-ci1txRonaldo was better than Ribery that year

[@osmanalhassan6790]

Messi deserve it

[@vyevd8]

the part with bellingham aged well..

[@NitroFooty]

I hope so

[@Croissant-s2u]

Neymar saving money to buy balland'or💀

[@Resat_editz]

💀💀💀Underrated comment

[@NitroFooty]

Lol

[@jbgambit7803]

Danny carvajal deserves it, been an absolute quality season from him. Has all the same accolades as Vini and Bellingham, and also won the euros dominantly with Spain. They only care about goals and mainly attackers for the ballon d’or.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

2:18 I clicked on this video thinking "I bet this video will use goal contributions as a major factor to justify the video's title". And I was right. A problem with modern football is that, nowadays, people just look at the stats and think "oh this player is better than this other due to stats". Something few people would have done so, in previous eras. When Baggio was barely winning any trophies, or Ronaldo was receiving the Ballon d'Or with only 9 goal contributions the whole year, no one was questioning how did they get considered World Class players, because it's not just "who wins more" or "who scores more". I feel like we could have a parallelism with basketball. We've got Kobe Bryant and LeBron James' careers overlapping (13 years between LeBron's debut and Kobe's retirement), and then LeBron had to compete with Steph Curry. These players have set basketball standards so high that people do feel like the sport has fallen off. Not to mention, the "poor" stats that Vinicius and Bellingham have pulled off would have made them Golden Boot contenders in pre-2010 football. Vinicius literally scores as much as Shevchenko, a top striker who even won the Ballon d'Or. Bellingham is pulling the strings in midfield for Real Madrid just like Nedved did for Juventus in 2003, a year when he won the Ballon d'Or (which retroactively became a controversial one 20 years later just because "Henry had more goal contributions that year"). Football is literally back at where it was before Ronaldo and Messi made it big, and basketball will probably take some time, but could eventually return to pre-Kobe and LeBron days (although it might be tougher since there was the Michael Jordan era before then, and before *that* there was also the Larry Bird-Magic Johnson era). Let's just try to enjoy this game

[@NitroFooty]

You spent more time writing this than watching the video when I literally talked about this in the video

[@Joszinholovesfootball]

@@NitroFooty Fr lmao

[@kinglion8924]

Well, Messi and Ronaldo were undoubetdly great, but it could be seen as modern defense and modern tactics slowing down goalscoring. Nowadays, teams play much more with posession and modern defense has become very well structured which limits goals and risk-taking. Honestly, I would put Mbappe for baloondor.

[@NitroFooty]

Fair

[@danielmcgrath680]

And it would be wrong. In 2019 Messi had 68 g/a, 45 in 2020, 61 in 2021 and 65 in 2022, all while being past his prime. Messi tore up all 3 decades of football, irregulardless of tactical prowess, styles of football, or whatever else have you. Dont even try that narrative, these new players simply arent on their level, like at all. Mbappe is 25 and isnt close to Ronaldo on a technical level let alone messi. We need to accept that we saw the absolute peak of football and we honestly may not see anything like it again as long as we live

[@forest5306]

Bellinghams PR is too good for him to not win the Ballon Dor

[@NitroFooty]

To be fair, he’s definitely close to winning it

[@adrianbento3298]

Recently it’s all been hate

[@Leon玲央]

@@adrianbento3298 Nah, the glazing is bigger and was the whole season

[@jegna4]

@@Leon玲央he’s the reason Real Madrid won la liga this season I mean it’s clear his level dropped after his injury in January but he also had to play a different role to help the team pr doesn’t win you trophies also what pr he’s been getting criticized far nor than he’s been getting praised

[@Leon玲央]

@@jegna4 I've seen more praise then critism tbh He is such a good player, but me personaly would not award him the Ballon d'Or, cause I thought towards the end of the season, he wasnt that great, some even say past 5 months. I hate. Vini Jr. but one could say he could be more worthy of the Ballon d'Or. Its hard in general this season

[@ishikaeranga4858]

Give it Rodri..man's been ballin for the past three years now

[@NitroFooty]

I really like the Rodri shout

[@alandiesprana8128]

Even you scored 50/100, but everyone else score 40/100 or below, you are the best.

[@NitroFooty]

I see what you’re saying

[@emmanuelbeauport1966]

Messi and Ronaldo are beats, scoring more than 40 goals a season as wingers is insane. The standard is way too high for others now

[@muhammadamin3931]

great quality content, keep up the good work

[@NitroFooty]

Much appreciated

[@Aa_rush9]

Ronaldo and Messi have ruined the sport with their sheer dominance. Think about it this way: If either of Messi or Ronaldo didn't exist, the other would have 12-13 ballandors

[@Lewiswshsj]

Ronaldo wouldve had 9 as he placed 2nd to messi 4 times messi would have 13, including 10 in a row as he wouldve won all ronaldos balon dors if ronaldo never existed

[@isaaclartey2680]

Nunez... ffs. I don’t see anyone else

[@NitroFooty]

Darwizzy 🇺🇾

[@nwupdates9767]

@@NitroFooty Ademola Lookman deserves the award ahead of Nunez

[@THECHESBURGER]

100% antony he was able to successfully hide man united from a place in the ucl absolutely world class

[@FedericoCedeno-wd7ql]

Carvajal is crazy underrated in this conversation. He won champions league and even did a goal in finals, won la liga, won supercopa, and now won euros with Spain. As a right back defender he has won several trophies and done serveral things that most football players never did this season.

[@Ausball2012]

I hope you make it big nitro good luck 🍀

[@NitroFooty]

Thanks bro!

[@fixityahnow1252]

Who is here after jude Bellingham won the Ballan dor?

[@NitroFooty]

This will be a very popular comment in a few months if he does win lol

[@fixityahnow1252]

@@NitroFootyI'm going to be bold and mess up my prediction. Im going to either be a genius or an idiot. If England beats Netherlands Jude will win it definitely. 2 important finals and he was very important.There is no one else to give it to. It would be a clear cut Ballondor. The only way he can lose it is if England lose to Netherlands and Mbappe scores against the Netherlands. If Mbappe was decisive in that Final match vs the Netherlands he will win the Balondor because people are going to say as good as Jude is Mbappe is clearly the best player in the world, just wasn't in a good club. ( this is 2 days before the euro semifinals)

[@LoSyPrrah]

Am here before he won the ballon dor

[@th5847]

Who is here after Rodri won the ballon dior?

[@sujiks9517]

Had like 10 good games in laliga

[@jeanclaude2794]

its Jude Bellingham for me. he takes 2-way soccer to an unmatched level.

[@NitroFooty]

jude is balling

[@TheOutlierToday]

Why do people say that? He doesn't do much defensively

[@azizhk]

Just an important note, the ballon d'or award is for the best player in a season year no matter what the standard or level of the footballers in their present eras. A player can actually win the ballon d'or for what he did of good performance in a specific season and than retire the season after. So its not related to age, its related to the performance of the player in one season no matter its consistent or not

[@OneLoyalUnitedFan]

Is it me or do people just want vini or Jude Bellingham to win ballon dor with 24 Goal and 11 assists each while Luis Suarez back then had 89 G/A yet no ballon dor

[@MrSmith717]

You have a great personality for these kinds of football videos. Thumbs up.

[@NitroFooty]

That means a ton to me bro

[@AndresRivera-gw9ry]

Kroos to win Euros and then ballon D’Oro

[@AndresRivera-gw9ry]

I would love to see a player retire on their ballon D’Oro season!

[@NitroFooty]

I know I said that could be a bad look for the sport, but it would kinda be badass for Kroos

[@PokemonShowdownEnjoyer]

He’s gonna retire so that’s not possible

[@shaydanny9642]

@@NitroFootyhow would it be bad for the sport?

[@shaydanny9642]

@@PokemonShowdownEnjoyerwhy?

[@hakaishin101]

It's a PR and Agenda Award anyway, so give it to Messi. If you know you know.

[@NitroFooty]

I don’t disagree with most of the ballon dor awards in the past 20 years

[@abinsjaison8879]

I mean what is the eligibility to win this? It’s just all voting right? So people will vote for whom they like or to whom the media is giving more attention

[@hakaishin101]

@@abinsjaison8879 exactly.

[@arjunmadhav4709]

@@hakaishin101 Check stats before saying anything online

[@JohnRumelfanger]

@@NitroFooty2021 should been Lewandowski

[@benedictjajo]

No forward players deserve the Balon D'or for the 2023/24 season. This year's balon do'r should go to a midfielder. Why? In 2018, Modric won the balon do'r despite Messi and Cr7 scoring 50 goals for club and country. Modric won the ucl with madrid and reached the finals with his national team which they lost to France. Using that logic, no players scored 50 goals this season so Bellingham should win the balon d'or because he reached the finals of an international cup and won the ucl just like Modric back in 2018 while scoring and assisting a lot more than Modric. Or Rodri. If anybody else wins it, we can conclude that balon do'r has no value because it's just a popularity contest and has nothing to do with football

[@NitroFooty]

I agree

[@georgiagamer7712]

I personally thinks lautharo Martinez has good chance because with 32 g/a he won copa America and seria A playing good football while being top scorer in both tournaments

[@NitroFooty]

Yeah he’s up there

[@JOHNOGBONNAIYE]

W channel

[@NitroFooty]

Thanks bro!

[@krishnagajjela6789]

Messi deserves it cuz he won the World Cup in 2022

[@Ausball2012]

Jude bleeding should win it

[@NitroFooty]

Hey judeeee

[@Mat_rix1602]

I really think Both Carvajal and Bellingham have the best chance to win the ballon d'or, due for both of them having reached an Euro semifinal, and one even reaching the euros final, hope this opinion helps!

[@ambroisegossin2419]

Bro Mbappe do that like Messi and ronaldo lolllll💀💀