Why Pedri might not ever win the Ballon d'Or

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Pedri is one of the most exciting young players in world football. He plays for a giant of a club in Barcelona, and already there’s little he can’t do on the pitch.
So surely, one day, he’ll be in the reckoning for the Ballon d’Or award. But is it that easy?
Seb Stafford-Bloor looks at the previous winners to find out. Illustrated by Philippe Fenner.
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#Pedri #BallondOr

[@iohboklangkhongjoh1615]

Judging from the animation here..it must be because he is very old.

[@izzojunior]

LMAO!

[@pushkarchakrabortty8302]

Underrated comment 💀

[@justincamara3772]

Lol

[@thenamesbarreto]

Future Pedri? I'm just guessing.

[@madapratama5596]

😂

[@DanceHouse-zl1zd]

Mbappe can have an off-year, Haaland doesn’t have his nation as a benefit, so Pedri needs a ‘Modric year’, win cups with barca and an international trophy with spain and it would be very possible, i believe.

[@twhiteofrd_1102]

Haaland doesn't atm but with the young player coming through I wouldn't be surprised if he can drag them to quarters and semi that they really shouldn't be reaching. Kind of like Rondalo

[@DanceHouse-zl1zd]

@@twhiteofrd_1102 yes true, but it would be very rare if that happens in the same year that Pedri would win all the trophies

[@smharyanto4660]

Mbappe will never won a ballon d'or if he stayed at psg

[@TheSunMoon]

Mbappe hasn't to do anything now, he's mega rich. But he'll never be a legend in football history.

[@jamesbissonette]

Modric never won anything with the national team

[@ohmygodsteve5224]

I’ll argue that we understate how exceptional the duopoly of Messi Ronaldo has been, which means in my opinion the ballon d’or will be waaaay more open to other players, even midfielders like pedri. Also If you guys could come up with a video “why stats aren’t everything” that’d be great 👍

[@KillahBee001]

they have a video like that already, i don’t know if they’d make a video exactly like what you want as that is the type of opinionated stuff they stray away from, especially when the Tifo channels rely on stats for a decent amount of their content

[@BboyCustomz]

This video shows that even before Messi and Ronaldo, the ballon was very rarely given to non attacking players

[@yes-wh1zj]

Exactly people think that the ballon d'or will be taken over by mbappe and haaland in the future

[@andrei19238]

Mbappe and haaland aren’t that good

[@samuelbiswas615]

Exactly true. Just because Messi and Ronaldo dominated all of a sudden they are acting like it’s normal to keep that consistency even tho it’s never happened to that extent in any era. There will easily be many players fighting or ballan dor just looking at the ballan dor winners up until 2008 there was lots of variety. Mbappe and haaland might not get more than 2 each

[@vb2388]

Ballon d’Or favours the forwards most of the time anyways.. Pedri doesn’t need a Ballon d’Or to be considered World Class just like Iniesta

[@thomasrockbottom2907]

Pedri is no where near inestia, Inestia has the world Cup plus two euro's and 4 champions League plus 8 / 9 la Liga trophies. Pedri can't reach what inestia did. And anyways pedri can't even match the playstyle of Inestia the King

[@thomasrockbottom2907]

Let Pedri match Thiago first Then we shall talk about pedri reaching other heights Granted he is only 19 but he ain't never gonna reach the feats of his ancestor's

[@vb2388]

@@thomasrockbottom2907 who is even comparing Pedri to Iniesta? 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️ Pedri has potential to be a Ballon d’Or winner but he doesn’t need one to be considered World Class just like Iniesta was World Class without a Ballon d’Or That’s the point

[@ishaandw]

@@thomasrockbottom2907 Iniesta never won the Ballon d'Or and is still considered World Class. Pedri doesn't need a Ballon d'Or to be considered World Class.

[@set-Mazimus]

@@thomasrockbottom2907 why say a 19 year old would never reach iniesta or Thiagos level when he hasn't even played for as long as they've done..... What kind of brain-dead argument is that?

[@cheangizzz]

Mbappe and Haaland won't be as dominant as Messi and Ronaldo. Rotting in PSG or being injury prone won't help that. Might be wrong but Pedri does have chances, not that BD is that important for him.

[@justaperson1557]

how is staying at psg rotting, psg is like a barcelona to messi being completely tailored to him

[@Gino565]

@@justaperson1557 are you serious? PSG exists in a league that isn’t even top 5 in Europe. La liga is always 1 or 2 in Europe. Mbappe won’t ever be taken seriously as one of the best if he stays there for a long time.

[@goodgod326]

@@Gino565 yeah but 2/3 years isn’t too long for him to stay there

[@cheangizzz]

@@justaperson1557 now I'm a madrid fan but bro don't compare psg and barca, one is a great club that made history for this sport, the other is just a financial hype project for money laundering of the billionaires. PSG is not european elite, clubs like Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund who always come second after their rivals will always be ranked higher than PSG.

[@joshjohnes4868]

@@Gino565 he's already considered top 2 by so many, it's just that the majority of sad losers are very loud after he's rejection of Madrid. Nothing change, still the best in the world with Benzema arguably . So everything you said is trash and wrong

[@005C]

Mbappe still playing in Ligue 1 and he has to win the CL in coming years to be considered as a proper contender for balon dor. I don't see him winning one any sooner, haaland might win the balon dor sooner than mbappe if he fits into city

[@adityasharma2935]

Vini??

[@michabarwikowski9145]

Haaland yea serious contender cause he is great in UCL especially in UCL

[@005C]

@@adityasharma2935 jbh when benzema isn't playing vini is not good enough

[@utkarshtyagi10]

@@BasedOrthodox007 he is not overrated lol. Look at his season. Yes Benzema has helped him alot but you have to consider that- Madrid offense is dependent on production from Vini pushing the ball up and Both combining to score goals, assist each other and win penalties. He is 1st in all dribbling stats and oh by the way has already surpassed Bale’s best goalscoring season at the age of 21. Only 3 players under the age of 25 have had 20 g/a season this year- Vini, Mbappe and Nkunku who is also very good.

[@michabarwikowski9145]

@Brilliant Movie Shots Jorginho third place it's summary to this ...

[@kedemshpatz9485]

"Lionel Messi had a disrupted and dissappointing 2018"? Are you serious? He won LaLiga and the Copa del Rey and scored 50 goals. I supported Modric's win, but just because Messi didn't win the Champions League or the World Cup doesn't change the fact that he had a great year as usual.

[@lexkanyima2195]

He was robbed in 2018

[@mahadbahad9895]

2018 messi is one of the best seasons of all time and way better then modric . only ronaldo had a better season . messi and ronaldos standard are so high that getting 70 goals and assists in one season aswell as domination domestic football is a bad season

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@mahadbahad9895 BS

[@Abdi-libaax]

He was gifted 3 ballon Diors. For Messi the ballon D'or is like golden boot all he has to do is score more goals than Ronaldo. Each time Ronaldo has won the ballon D'or he has won the champions League. Apart from the time he won the champions League but they gave it to modric which was crazy.

[@franklinclinton6313]

@@Abdi-libaax so ronaldo was the only guy who won the ucl in those teams? He was carried lmao. Bro is called challenge man and when shut grts really challenging he runs away

[@AdarshKumar-nj7rp]

Ballon d'or is less about performances but more about the narrative. If you are amongst the top 5 players and have a strong story that can captivate people's imagination, then you are a shoe in.

[@Blackfeather7777]

Lmao BS.

[@maadhav_]

Fax

[@Blackfeather7777]

@@maadhav_ Don't tell me Messi had a better story than Lewa in 2020. Lmao what kind of strong story bs is this.

[@Blackfeather7777]

In fact it has always been the opposite. Stats + bs voting > story.

[@farhanfauzan8355]

​@@Blackfeather7777dont forget messi single handedly won argentine the copa america, also the first of his international triumph.

[@kaustubhdabral6133]

Pedri's game is soooo beautiful. I always look forward to seeing him whenever he plays.

[@shahir1395]

world cup cannot come soon enough....

[@Ceyda__bala]

He said messi in 2018 dint have a good year even though he had the most goals in Europe,most assist ,3 trophies,4 honors,most man of the matches,chances creater🤣🤣 the world cup round of 16 run was the main reason for messi 5th place,and he had 1 goal and 2 assists in the world cup. I was really shocked that he was rated 5th even though he was dominant, I don't know how modric won that ballon d'or 🤯

[@arunsd2108]

Because he won the CL and captained Croatia to the world Cup finals

[@maadhav_]

@@arunsd2108 and won world cup player of the tourney

[@ronaldogoat1924]

@@maadhav_ which he didn't deserve.

[@sylvesterdivine9292]

Should have been greizman

[@jacekkaplon200]

@@ronaldogoat1924 he was up there, in all honesty that World Cup really didn’t have one stand out player. You could argue Hazard, Modric, Mbappe, Kante and many more

[@franciliojunior9930]

You are forgetting about Vinicius. Without Mbappé at Madrid, we won't have his evolition interrupted.

[@Azuritron]

Rodrygo as well

[@arthurmorgandegen]

Vinicius is a Brazilian Raheem Sterling. Wouldn't get anywhere near Liverpool or City teams

[@Azuritron]

@@arthurmorgandegen if he keeps improving at this pace and keeps working hard like he is now he’ll be remembered as one of the best to ever play, not even close to Raheem sterling

[@franciliojunior9930]

@@arthurmorgandegen Man. I think time will tell if you're right or wrong. But he is very young, we don't know how good he will be when he is 25. With Sterling, what you see is what you get.

[@mehullee6384]

Loooool y'all are forgetting Ansu Fati. The guy had 5 goals in 5 games 2020-21 season itself and was named the player of the month before getting injured, once he's back and plays the entire season, i can easily see him score 30+ goals in the league

[@dissect123]

1:30 I can’t stop laughing at Mbappe‘s facial expression 😂

[@rmcf0076]

😂

[@kahlildasilva2768]

Looking like he playing at 90 years old

[@vb2388]

5:58 what? Disappointing year for Messi? Messi in 2018: - 77 G/A in 54 Games (Most G/A in 2018) - Won Golden Boot - Won Laliga and Copa del Rey - Won 5th Picchichi (Laliga Top Scorer) - Was Top Assister in Laliga - IFFHS Playmaker of the Year - UNDEFEATED in 2017/18 Laliga Season (36 Games Played, Lost 0) - Scored a Clutch Hattrick to secure Argentina’s place in 2018 World Cup - Brace of Assists against World Champions France in 2018 World Cup

[@jeffery_tang]

Victim of his own success

[@Heelo_0]

it was an underrated and overlooked szn for Messi.

[@RajkumarSingh-fz4yt]

@@Heelo_0 Name the other two.

[@natethegreat3396]

The fact that he was 5th in B'dor ranking that year is ridiculous

[@EMETRL]

argentina scored more goals against france than any other team managed to do. the fact that they happened to meet so early in the tournament screwed over messi's chances at winning the balon d'or. Modric is an important piece of croatia's team, sure, but that team really didn't deserve to be in the final. If anything, rakitic was more important in the knockout stages and croatia were given an easy bracket thanks to things like spain choking against russia. But the popular opinion that caught traction was that modric was the creator of the success of all the teams he played in. To this day I think it was an incredibly weak year for the ballon d'or

[@mhtv5959]

Because he will never score goals like an attacking midfielder. Because attackers will always be preferred. Because even if he's the best, some fanbase will call him overrated. Because he doesn't have the English hype like Foden.

[@romainroberts04]

Modric says hi

[@cheangizzz]

Pedri is hella hyped despite being in a Barca team that wins nothing right now

[@mhtv5959]

@@cheangizzz one individual player can propel the whole squad to trophies? I didn't know that

[@cheangizzz]

@@mhtv5959 good job arguing on a point that I didn't make bro

[@Q_Fiber]

@@mhtv5959 Messi?

[@vikashkumartiwari3977]

I think the times are changing... Other players too are getting recognition... Virgil, kdb, ruben dias, Trent, modric etc

[@shahir1395]

your team have to win the ucl though if you are to have any chance at ballon d'or. trend set by madrid hypes

[@VittorioLinoLevi]

@@shahir1395 The thing abt trends is that they fade away, thankfully.

[@mamahuevo359]

I really hope kdb can win a balon dor while at his prime

[@jacekkaplon200]

Players always got recognition. Just as easily you can replace these players for people a decade ago. Ramos, Iniesta, Thiago Silva, Dani Alves and Xavi

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@shahir1395 or play outstanding throughout the year.

[@MannanGoel]

It's just not Haaland and Mbappe but furthermore we have Foden and Vini also rooting for the coveted title. It's certainly tough for a standard midfielder to go past them

[@shahir1395]

foden? really?

[@Ivanmaradonaaa]

Vinicius* Foden is not there yet

[@sekhonyanabaholo7936]

If foden is up there then saka will definitely win it

[@MannanGoel]

People be hating Foden for no reason 💀 He has been great for 2 consecutive seasons and very vital in title winning campaigns for City. Also, Foden gets a good chance because of the very fact that he is a City and England player. But yes, he isn't as good as the other three

[@lifemanqele2334]

@@MannanGoel he isn't as good as the other 3 that's the point.

[@teekay2038]

You don't " win " a ballon d'or, you are given one. It's not a tournament nor is it even a competition, it's an opinion poll held by a french magazine.

[@rachetmarvel931]

@Brilliant Movie Shots People still butt hurt comments of the Ballon'dor proved that that isn't true.

[@aldobonaso3481]

@@rachetmarvel931 let me rephrase the previous guy's comment...people who know anything about football, real football fans, SHOULDN'T care about the Ballon d'Or nowadays, because it's a complete farce.

[@soccerlegend7774]

Tifo has the best narrators , joe devine and this guy i could listen to all day

[@rajdas1201]

Why is winning the Ballon D'or such a big deal? There are scores of great players who have never won one, and yet are greats in their own right. Besides, who knew that Luka Modric would ever win one? But he did, in 2018. So it's fine either way.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Because it's accolades to be recognized

[@Abdi-libaax]

Ronaldo should have won it that year but they didn't want Ronaldo to catch Messi so they gave it to modric.

[@savitaarora4558]

@@Abdi-libaax he wouldn't have caught him anyways considering messi has 7 (6,because I feel Lewandowski was a fair candidate as well) but Ronaldo robbed ribery in 2013 too even messi had a better season than ronaldo in 12/13

[@Abdi-libaax]

@@savitaarora4558 I'll tell you one thing Ronaldo robbed nobody, every season he won it he also won the champions League. For Messi the ballon Dior is like a golden boot for him. Regardless what he wins as along as he scores more goals than Ronaldo people think he should win it.

[@kangtheconqueror2540]

​@@Abdi-libaaxavrg penaldo conspiracy theories

[@henryreturns1397]

Something wrong on the 2018 season of Messi that this video is pointing out : - Messi became the top scorer of la Liga over Ronaldo and Griezmann - Messi won both LA LIGA and Copa del Rey during that year (the domestic double) over Real Madrid - Messi have the most goals and assist during that season - He end up 5th in Balon D'Or voting - This is all attributed to his "World Cup" because he underperformed - If anything , he deserve to be Top 3 on that year or at the very least Top 2 , the guy with Ter Stegen carried Barca so hard

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

But he robbed the 2010 Balon d'Or. Modric wasn't the only time during the Ronaldo and Messi age or dominance where they weren't the best footballers in the world over a given year.

[@zanies6288]

Ronaldo should have won that year and either Messi or Modric 2nd) 3rd

[@zanies6288]

@@alexandermends9893 It was not a robbery, anyone who watched football that year knew Ronaldo was the best player that year

[@alexandermends9893]

@@zanies6288 2013

[@ettavictor4804]

@@zanies6288 But isn't your basis for Messi's 2010 "robbery" the fact that Sneijder and Iniesta had more trophies? If so, then he's asking you if Ribery's treble counts less than Ronaldo's Spanish super cup in 2013? Don't change the goalpost mid-argument.

[@merch123456]

I think it is important to note that whenever discussions about the Ballon D’Or take place that prior to the Ronaldo-Messi era, the FIFA World Player of the Year was in fact the “higher” award and that was the one that really players wanted to win. Eg in 2004 Shevchenko won the Ballon D’Or but Ronaldinho won the FIFA WPY and clearly everyone knew Ronaldinho was the “best player” at the time and then did go on and win both awards the following year in 2005.

[@eduardc1058]

I don't know why you have so many upvotes but that is completly wrong, the Ballon d'Or has always been the most prestigious individual award in football. You can certainly argue that it has been wrongly awarded at times, I'm no arguing that, but to say that FIFA World Player of the Year is the most prestigious is absolutely wrong. The Ballon d'Or has been awarded since 1956, the FIFA World Player of the Year started in 1991, and the former has always been the most prestigious one.

[@merch123456]

@@eduardc1058 the FIFA WPY as it was awarded by FIFA became the most prestigious once it started. The fact that the Ballon D’Or is older does not mean that when FIFA started their awards it did not become the top awards in the game. The best was when the two awards merged and were called the FIFA Ballon D’Or. Then after they split I agree that this so called FIFA Best awards are pointless and the Ballon D’Or is back to being the best. However for the period of the FIFA WPY it did overtake the Ballon D’Or.

[@arinandourado9847]

@@eduardc1058 You forgot that for a long time only Europeans could win the Ballon d'Or, hence the FIFA award was the most relevant, given that included all the players. Being older is not equal to being the more relevant and recognized award.

[@JustNande2289]

@@eduardc1058 Imran M is correct. For a long time only European players - playing in Europe - were eligible to win the Ballon d'Or until 1995 that's why it was commonly known as the "European best player" there wasn't any "World's best player" till FIFA introduced it in 1991. It was only after 95 that both awards were in competition with each other when France Football made non Europeans eligible. FIFA World Best Player was considered "authentic" and thus more popular cause The FIFA award was decided by your Football peers around the world via captains and coaches of international teams voting who was the best player, unlike what would be seen as the privilege of touch journalists like France Football. Ballon d'Or only became more popular when it merged with FIFA WPY award in 2010. Look at the winners of the awards between 91 and 09 when they weren't won by the same player and you can see which was way more popular. The current "UEFA Men's Best Player" is basically what the Ballon D'or was seen as until it merged with FIFA

[@franklinclinton6313]

Bet you're saying this because Messi has the most ballon dors. Dont worry though he has the most wpy too

[@jodlaa5142]

7:19 Modrić also won Player of the Tournament at the World Cup

[@twinamasikogarrethkeith6440]

A very insightful piece.

[@samuelclasing1336]

Could you do a video on if the Premier league is harder to win than it was 20-30 years ago please? Comparisons between what is now a Manchester City dominance, to what United dominated before. And the rise and fall of top teams? I wasnt sure if this had been done before, but seems fitting considering the recent gap between the top 2 premier league winning sides.

[@coldmagnet]

This is easily the best futbol journalism around

[@haitiankid9456]

The only valid reason is cause the media will favoritize Mbappe so it'll be tough but I still think he'll win at least 1 ballon d'or. But even if he doesn't who cares, Xavi, Iniesta and Henry all retired without winning the ballon d'or despite being legends 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@spark556]

Nobody will favor him after recent decision

[@cosmicreaperyt3818]

@@spark556 true! Agreed

[@KillahBee001]

@@spark556 The French media will favor him very very much

[@amiangrobbelaar9621]

@@spark556 Only Real Madrid and Man United fans are upset , the rest of us think it's a big joke .

[@honestpepsidogfanboi9148]

@@spark556 haha lol what a joke you think that football watchers are either Madrid or barca fans that proves your football knowledge

[@kieran9882]

The award isn’t usually awarded to the best player of the calendar year like it’s supposed to be. It’s just a popularity contest voted for by Journalists and players who vote for their own. I think voting should be done by the Director of football or chief scout of every club since they watch alot of football in all countries and are paid to be a better judge of players ability as their job

[@brianwilson2546]

I’m a bit surprised there wasn’t any talk about how the overall principles behind the Ballon d’Or have changed since 2007. Looking at the lists of finalists, I think it’s hard to say that the type of player the voters favor hasn’t changed because of the Messi-Ronaldo era.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But it's different

[@economicerudite4924]

On the Modric part, not sure I agree that Messi suffered a "disruptive and disappointing year at Barcelona." Messi won a domestic double (La Liga and Copa del Rey), whilst not losing a single game (the only game Barcelona lost in the league that season was a 5-4 loss to Levante after mathematically winning the league with Messi not even in the match-day squad). He finished the year top scorer, top assist provider, most goals from outside the box, most free-kicks scored, most touches in the opposition box, most passes completed in the opposition third, most dribbles completed. It was, quite frankly, an outstanding year for Messi. Yet, somehow, he finished 5th. If any other player put up the stats that Messi put that year, I think they'd comfortably win the award. People were just getting sick of Messi winning every single year and so his own standards let him down. Obviously, the shock of him coming 5th in 2018 meant he won it in 2019. The only reason Messi didn't win the Ballon d'Or in 2018, or even come in the top 3, was because Barcelona lost to Roma in the Champions League quarter-final (which was hardly Messi's fault) and Argentina had a 'disappointing' World Cup (i.e. getting knocked out narrowly in a 4-3 game against eventual winners France - goodness knows how Argentina losing to France is a bad World Cup run, whilst Croatia scraping their way to the final against Russia and Denmark on penalties, then beating an overperforming (at the time) England team only to also lose to France is somehow impressive and Ballon d'Or worthy). It actually astonishes me how people just write Messi off as 'having a bad year' in 2018 when he was astonishing. Literally 2 games, the 2 I mentioned, defined everyone's perception of him that season.

[@Tokuushi]

The instrumental playing in the background is banging!

[@black4403]

Pedri is so good man.

[@kagisela9664]

Perfect explanation of his playing style

[@timmemmo4051]

This is the most JJ Bull title I've ever seen

[@_Avaan_]

Messi was the Top Scorer of Europe's Top 5 League in 2018 and Provided the Most Assits and Won 3 Trophies.. He was knocked out from World Cup in round of 16 but I don't know how he Only Manage to Get 5th Position in Ballon d'or??? Modric Won the Ballon d'or Beacuse he won the Champions league + Was the Best player in the World Cup and Carried his Team to the Final but I don't understand how Messi finished in the 5th Position??? Atleast He should have been in the Top 3....

[@Abdi-libaax]

The ballon D'or isn't a golden boot

[@user-bc1rk9km4i]

That M'bappe Illustration will haunt me until I die

[@fardinnoor8284]

Can anyone help me find the tifo video where JJ bull sing the jingle about pedri? Thanks in advance.

[@economicerudite4924]

I think a lot of it depends on team performance tbh. As we know, the Ballon d'Or has basically become an award given to the stand-out player on the team that wins the Champion's League and/or World Cup unless there's someone as good as Messi of course. As such, if Barcelona win the treble (I know, looks unlikely rn, but this is a hypothetical scenario) then Pedri could win it by virtue of people seeing him in the same way that they saw Modric for Croatia and Real Madrid.

[@irishmanonthecan]

the title is wrong. Should be someting like, an historical critique of the balldor

[@kkm969]

It was somewhat prevalent from before. But has increased the preference nowadays that according to the most of Internet "Football experts". If the name is not on the scoresheet you didn't play 😆😆

[@sanryzleck655]

It shouldn't matter if Pedri or anyone else wins a Ballon d'Or during their career. It is an individual popularity contest that exists in the context of a team sport. It would make more sense as an award if everyone who voted also voted based on the same criteria, but who is the best is very subjective. Not to mention how skewed it is towards attacking players.

[@ColvinCooper]

Pedri can do it on a 15g15a season where Barca wins the Liga, Domestic cups, CL, and Spains does good in Intl comps.

[@muhammadanfaal971]

He wont need to win ballon dor cuz he will be a well recognized legend like xavi and iniesta But from barca it will be fati who would be winng ballon dor

[@BasedOrthodox007]

I agree. Fati is extremely underrated at the moment

[@spark556]

Fati winning Ballon d'Or??? 😭😭😭 Nah, u Barca fans are deluded af 💀

[@kaustubhdabral6133]

True. That boy has something magical in him. I swear if he wasn't injured a lot, people would be talking about him a lot.

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

@@kaustubhdabral6133 strange that...him being injured and nobody talking about him... 🤔

[@dannync95]

At some point i almost forgot this video was about Pedri lol

[@zanehuseth8621]

If Spain win a world cup and don't have a prolific attacker then maybe, the Modric rule might apply. Depends on how dominant the great attackers are that year though.

[@manchesterunitenhag5451]

he may as you choose him as a case study

[@UitdenOosterhout]

Pedri the fellow guy that comes from the same island as me, Tenerife. The only difference is that he didn't play for Tenerife but for rivals Las Palmas

[@sujithkumar8033]

It's hard that Iniesta or Xavi hasn't won a Ballon d'or. They won the world cup and 2 euros along with champions league and la liga on multiple occasions

[@Abdi-libaax]

Messi robbed them. The ballon D'or was turned into a golden boot.

[@gromcom]

There's one thing you haven't accounted for here... JJ Bull's Pedri Song!

[@millllbs]

Joe I miss you

[@AutopilotAndChill]

I could care less who wins the Balon D’or. The fact it’s weighted so heavily towards attackers is a massive problem. VVD should’ve won one as should Sneijder, Ribery, Xavi, Iniesta and Neuer. The award should be broken up into the best central midfielder, center forward, winger, fullback, goalkeeper and centerback. Liverpool would never have won the UCL without VVD. Bayern wouldn’t have had a treble without Ribery, inter wouldn’t have won the UCL without Sneijder, a double for Bayern without Neur’s heroics or Messi bagging most goals in a season without Xavi or Iniesta. Those are the most recent examples I can think of.

[@n1kurd]

VVD 😂😂🤡🤡🤡

[@iliaselmaghrebi9114]

Non of them was better then cr7 or messi as ballon dor go to the best (individuele) player what cr7 and messi did every year was insane they scored around 80 goals each season while a lewandowski scores maybe 40 in a good season in the bundesliga

[@matafaka2060]

yea and you forget robben

[@ramziyanez4278]

Seems like you could care a LOT less.

[@steffanh9368]

Yep if Van Dijk couldn’t win it despite winning Uefa Player of the year and Premier League player of the year whilst also not getting dribbled past you may aswell just not nominate defenders for the Balon do’r anymore because that’s the equivalent of a striker breaking multiple records in one season because as a striker you can have multiple off days and still win the big awards but as a defender if you just have 1 bad day then it’s over and you should be looking towards next years one even Ramos best seasons he wasn’t challenging for a Balon d’or and when he retires he’ll be seen as one of the best defenders in history and he wouldn’t have came close to the Balon d’or that’s how hard it is for a defender to even be in the conversation for one

[@althaf3113]

I am waiting for your new sensible transfer videos. I want to see one on Chelsea and man united

[@Manpro107]

There's Haaland, Mbappe, Vinicius, Sancho, but I feel Haaland and Mbappe will be the ones to fight for it in the next 12 years, maybe Vini, Havertz, Foden, Gnabry, will win it.

[@kangtheconqueror2540]

Alvarez will atleast win 2

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

Why is this even a video. This shouldn't even be a thought, let alone a question spoken out of a human being's mouth. 💯

[@MikeTyson-ff1xe]

Pedri would have to have a great season with Barca, win la liga or the champions league and win a cup with Spain while being the main factor to their victory.

[@elibuss5266]

Oh I wish this was a JJ Bull narration

[@evlee1295]

What up and coming player is likely to ensnare the Balon d’or for the generation? (I thought it was gonna be Pedri)

[@MrTompahallam]

This guys voice is the guy they put on the phone to break the news that due to a contractual small print term you cannot make claim on your contents insurance…

[@PedroNunes-ve1vt]

he is 19, he must prove himself as a great player before anything. I've seen even better players than him by the droves here in Brasil just to become a medium to good player

[@pmishra8044]

I want the other voice back!

[@tark_reyes4711]

Pedri looking like the beast titan lmao]

[@artrain11]

Michael Cox saying that it is right the award goes to players who quite literally make the difference on the pitch conversely shows how little the people voting for those awards (i.e. journalists primarily) have any clue on how to rate non-goalscoring positions. The awards should be voted on solely by managers of all clubs (not even by players), otherwise its quite literally a farce. Maybe what the journalists can do is just consolidate a list of 100 top players in Europe, so managers don't have to spend hours and hours of unbilled time searching for them.

[@LVO0708]

Ballon d’or used to be voted by coaches and captains between 2010 and 2015.

[@Pauldyke]

I am surprised Rolandinho wasn't mentioned as a midfielder to win this award

[@oleratomokoka7955]

Pedri, pedri, pedri, pedri, pedri

[@sebastianbusch5013]

2:31 Literally (said in Jeremy Clarkson's voice)

[@Darkblade2121995]

I see Vinicius Jr. to be the first of youngsters to win Ballon d'Or and be more dominant than Haaland and Mbappe in the post Messi/Ronaldo period. For this year I predict Benzema as a Ballon d'Or winner. Depending on League of Nations results Modrić could "steal" another one. Benzema, Modrić and Courtois have been the pillars of Real this season.

[@claudiocerezo1644]

He would have to have an amazing, extraordinary season in order to eclipse goalscorer like Haaland and Mbappe, but more likely to happen without Messi and CR7

[@mahadbahad9895]

i know many people belive haaland and mbappe will dominate ballon dor but at maximum they get 5 balon dors combines. cause so far unless mancity win ucl soon the generation between messi and ronaldo and haaland and mbappe are killing it . lewandowski , benzema , salah , kdb will get ballon dors before haaland and mbappe

[@rileyjroberts]

Iain McIntosh back on the channel? I'm not complaining

[@skeemzr140]

very good video

[@musicxrapper]

5:21 aren't you forgetting Kaka's win in 2007? or am I from a parallel universe? O.o

[@afellownerd]

He was an eye-catching flare player, and one of the best, so I don't think he qualifies

[@ferndale6652]

Kaka was a no 10, not a central midfielder who controls the game like Pedri or Iniesta or Xavi or Kroos.

[@BestBoyPatrick]

Let's never forget tho... YA KNOW IT'S GONNA BE PEDRI

[@joshjohnes4868]

With the Overhype I'm seeing already, he definitely can

[@tommythecat]

I miss the posh lad :(

[@rawjn4956]

If modric can win the award pedri can follow that path

[@batninja4185]

He will , we will make him win , gather up barca pr

[@josea.martinez2234]

The year Modric won the Balon D’or we also saw how important the team the players is in. Because Modric wasn’t even the best player on that Madrid squad and in the World Cup final he was ghost disappeared the match. Only reason Ronaldo didn’t win it is because he left Madrid. If he would of stayed Modric wouldn’t even have ever got the Balon D’or

[@muhammadroohallah6091]

You forgot one very important thing Pedri in recent months has managed to sky rocket his goal output, quite literally performing the messi role at Barca (scoring when his team needs him, which is always lol) Years down he will only get better And it’s not impossible to see him doing 50+ g/a alomg with some titles for Barca Making him the clear favorite

[@Gino565]

50+ g/a? You’re insane.

[@korkun2230]

Skyrocket? Lol There are defenders with more goals than him

[@shawnkay5462]

Why not give a BallonDor for every position on the team

[@SamyadeepPurkayastha]

Ballon D'or depends on hype FIFA The Best award is the one to follow

[@trevorwoods2380]

Griezmann deserved a mention

[@ryanmkeen445]

joe narrates like its a documentary, iain narrates like its a bedtime story

[@pcozzy]

He will never get close

[@milktea2422]

I’d said Haaland has a pretty good chance at winning the ballon d’or because of his national team. Not him actually winning a international cup, but if he could ever get his team to a semi final and is the one standing out, basically just scoring or assisting that would give him pretty good luck to win it. Since if your Mbappe or pedri, with Spain or France you should basically always get to the semi final of a major international trophy to have a good chance at winning.

[@shahir5769]

But now since the ballon d'or will be given mainly upon individual capability rather than team success, won't it be even more difficult for non forwards to win the ballon d'or?

[@gallosai]

After last year's, pretty sure Messi will keep winning the ballon d'or after he retires.

[@philthatcher6111]

Playing in La Liga does not guarantee you the award anymore, you could argue the best player in the division is an ageing Benzema. The title of the video got me thinking of Jorginho winning the Euros and Champions league but only winning fifa player of the year. I'm sure he'll be in contention in time, Pedri's already shown how class he is

[@mbichwa]

We want the usual narrator.

[@al_wombat]

Please give an editorial cartoonist a chance. Not only does Pedri look like he’s 600 years old, he also doesn’t look like Pedri.

[@namanmhta]

that's why ballon dor should be split in best gk, def, mid and forward.

[@Carrrnage]

Ahhh, the sultry tones of Iain MacIntosh in the morning. Good feature folks, thanks.

[@thenamesbarreto]

Good analysis as always. Props to Ian for the narration, thought I'll miss Joe's soothing voice; specially for the sensitive transfers vids. Pretty excited to see what you guys have ready for this transfer window.

[@d1nesh._223]

Wait is Joe completely gone?

[@thenamesbarreto]

@@d1nesh._223 I guess he'll take a different role, but he is also in Tifo IRL's channel. I'm hoping he'll narrate the sensitive transfers ones.

[@_Meet_]

@@thenamesbarreto sensible transfers you mean lol

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@thenamesbarreto He was on vacation. These videos were recorded a while back cause it takes time with the art and editing. He's back now and will return to narration.

[@saddlebox484]

Pavel Nedved winning ahead of Henry that season was absolute robbery

[@joshuasimons869]

I think you guys forgot kaka, not a volume goal scorer and a midfielder who was just quality.

[@SJMMA]

No disrespect Iain, but I miss Joe, that man’s voice just is Tifo for me

[@Dub4Fun]

We start the video with the narrator saying Pedri is one of the best young players Me: Looks at the drawing of 57 year old man 🤨

[@qfgerg5775]

They just changed the way they choose the ballon d'Or. I doubt that you can predict if a world class player will or will not have this trophie in the next 12 -15 years he has to shine on the pitch without even 1 edition of the new ballon d'Or even Messi and Ronaldo fans were kind of bored to see them win at the end and i hope that the new way of choosing Ballon d'Or will not lead to giving like 5 Ballon d'Or to Mbappé, 5 to Haalland in the 10 next years , Pedri have his chance he will have many euro, many world cups and many UCL runs to get it

[@natangweiitula]

Is the voice gone forever 😭😭😭

[@rakeshgupta4173]

I love pedri song by jj bull

[@ruigarrido2881]

Varane was a real Madrid player one of the best DC in the game, won the champions league plus the world cup

[@errenterij]

Pedri looks like 40 years old in this video

[@potatopotato5354]

Why Tifo adds question marks to statements?

[@ababilashari9970]

engagement