Why the Ballon d'Or No Longer Means What It Used To

[@YoungSimbaFootball]

This video was recorded before Rodri collected his Ballon d’Or😅. Do you guys think Vini should have won it?

[@booran.]

I should’ve won it

[@YourKanishk1]

THE GOAT​@@booran.

[@Hyperzan]

@@YoungSimbaFootball nah rodri also deserved it, great individual and team performance for both club and country with no controversy out of pitch which matched all ballondor criteria.

[@xju303]

Vini had zero discipline on the field

[@ouuumnia_bee]

@@Hyperzanperformance for team and club?? so if you go off that then carvajal should’ve won it? he wasn’t even the best player for man city or then why didn’t yamal win it?

[@TheRageng]

I did not know that each country can send a journalist to vote. It's a bit mental that the guy who works at the only sports magazine in Lichtenstein has the same voting power as anyone else. Fab video as always.

[@Serge-cm5my]

In 2012, the captain of Zambia voted Drogba. It's nearly always going to be a bias award.

[@NoMouthNoScream]

They know football better than some fucking fans who don't even know the rules

[@niceicy]

Ballon d’Or is an award where to win it is to become the most favourable, not just great on the field. If we really debate about the BEST footballer of that year, Ballon d’Or cannot be the benchmark of it. The Ballon d’Or winner is the person who were favoured by the media (which sometimes biased and cannot be trusted 100% at the first place). It’s not about the stat, it’s about popularity which piss me of a little.

[@jptributer]

Should it be about the stats?

[@MrWillypanda88]

at some point in the future, player with the most instagram post, or have the most engagement with fans will probably be the winner then...

[@tariqomer4678]

​@@jptributerIt should be about both stats and opinions. I think stats should come into play.

[@jptributer]

@@tariqomer4678 Watch the video "eye test vs Stats" by young simba and let's see if you still think the same.

[@teekay2038]

You don’t « win » a ballon d’or , You are given one… it’s not a tournament or competition, it’s an opinion poll held by a French magazine.

[@BombasticLarvae]

Voted by the top sports journalists from the top 100 fifa nations. Very idiotic statement.

[@giovanji7883]

​@@BombasticLarvae you'd be surprised at how biased the top journalists can be

[@BombasticLarvae]

@@giovanji7883 So by your ingenius logic, everyone is biased against Vinicius. Simply put, he did not perform in the Copa and his numbers in the season weren't as impressive as other Ballon D'or forwards. When Messi won in 2023, he had a G/A of 63 while Vini doens't even have 40 yet a certain fanbase pretends he robbed. During international season, the international performance outweighs the club ones. Rodri was the best midfielder in 2023/24 and he rightfully won the award. Crazy that a few weeks ago when it got leaked showing Vini won, everyone was saying Ballon D'or lost credibility. Now that Rodri win, they're saying the same thing.

[@NoMouthNoScream]

Voted by fucking representatives from many countries just because your favourite lost doesn't mean it's discredited quit bitching

[@BiggestBirdonMars]

​@@giovanji7883even when footballer voted they still where biased No voting award is 100% without bias

[@akiraman7664]

The most corrupt award in the world

[@yougotkained]

This is what you people resort to now. If you don't like it, just call it corrupt. Get a grip.

[@akiraman7664]

@yougotkained this shit was corrupt from the beginning so shut the f*ck up

[@GoneHorriblyWrong]

1:26, Rodri playing for Manchester United lol

[@ovrezz]

its not even Manchester, its MACHESTER

[@santttiago603]

If Vinicius wasn't Brazilian, let's take Colombian, he would have never been even in the conversation! He was not even the best Real Madrid player last season; I would take Kroos and Bellingham every day of the week before Vinicius!

[@gyroisalive9056]

If Vinicius was colombian i think he shouldve won it 100℅ coz colimbia made it the final in copa America

[@StanleyEnyia]

@@gyroisalive9056 nice one 😂😂

[@rz7909]

So a Colombian cucamonga kid that noone other than Colombians knows about got ignored, there isn’t any Colombian doing anything memorable at the moment

[@biLLy-op5pr]

Vinicius being Brazilian has nothing to do with this the lad just can’t play for Brazil he made his debut back in 2019 it’s been 5 years 35 appearances later and only 5 goals hes clinical for Madrid just not Brazil

[@skymanxd6366]

If Rodri was English he wouldn’t have won it

[@barnybuffdino1627]

This was genuinely an incredible video and i couldn’t agree with you more keep it up bro

[@IApologizeForNotGivingAF]

I do think Rodri deserved the award over Vini, and Real Madrid’s reaction to all of this is really pathetic and childish, but GODAMN some of them journalist votes make no sense

[@BombasticLarvae]

Makes a lot of sense to those that watch football. You clearly do not so your opinion frankly does not matter.

[@Tador101]

​​@@BombasticLarvaeWTF Are you talking about 😂😂

[@BombasticLarvae]

@@Tador101 Use your brain and then you'll figure it out

[@IApologizeForNotGivingAF]

@@BombasticLarvae the “vini robbed” ppl were spamming the comments of Rodrigo DEPAUL saying he didn’t deserve the ballon dor, if you can’t tell the difference between Rodri and DePaul than clearly you don’t watch football 😂

[@luizmatte4345]

​@@IApologizeForNotGivingAFthey can't tell the difference? One might even say that's... Racist...

[@Imtygaming]

6:05 Messi had the best performance rating of any club player miles ahead of number 2 in the 22/23 season. MotM in half of the games in PSG.

[@Poafy]

they give him motm awards for doing nothing

[@gyroisalive9056]

​@@Poafywatch the fucking games before saying nonsense without messi they wouldn't have won the league his last min freekick he had 24 assists that season he was main playmaker in psg

[@Trivelakick]

Ballond'or Player literally CANT be in FARMER LEAGUE.

[@heatah]

Top tier content you make 🤩 Not sure how you’re not at 100k+ subs yet , but keep it up!

[@Trxpamvs]

2018 Chelsea & world cup hazard is actually a based pick not even gonna lie

[@A123-u7z]

Griezman

[@jptributer]

There are many things in this video I don’t agree with, but the only one I will mention is messi’s last season with PSG was a great season, i don’t know where you get he had a “bad” season. Must be the biased you were talking about. That season messi ended with same goal contributions as haaland, only player in Europe with 20+ goals and 20+ assists, scored the winner to win the French cup and the free kick that gave psg the league. He actually had a fantastic season specially the first half. It would have been a disgrace if haaland had won the ballon d’or for just scoring goals. Rodri and de bruyne had better arguments. Edit: well you said that at the end of the video so you know what I mean. The problem is not that it exists, the problem is people take the balloon d’or way too seriously. It doesn’t really matter that much.

[@sheraznabbie8235]

He was even wrong as to why Benzema won. Benzema won because of his insane hattrick in clutch moments in the UCl. This video was stupid

[@jptributer]

@sheraznabbie8235 in the end I agree with some things, and maybe also the overall sentiment of the video. He just got some things factually wrong to make his point. Is true though that benzema deserved the ballon d'or, he didn't do it all on his own, his team mates also came in clutch several times.

[@pathanoo7154]

One wrong thing u said was messi had a bad year with psg, bro he was the best playmaker in Europe and had the same g/a as haaland, goal scoring club wise haaland cleared him but goal scoring internationally, playmaking internationally and playmaking club wise messi was far far better, check stats or eye test, on both messi cleared haaland except the goal scoring aspect but we know messi played cam in psg

[@Niimerium]

lol

[@Bruhmangeorge]

He scored most his goals in a farmers league

[@Damn-Sandwich]

@@Bruhmangeorge such a daft prem centric comment so what any player that does well in the prem should automatically win the award such an idiot😂😂

[@pathanoo7154]

@@Damn-Sandwich exactly like imagine saying Salah should win dor cause he has more goals than vini doing it in a better league 😭

[@gyroisalive9056]

​@@pathanoo7154funny how the dor hasnt been won by a prem player untill now which they themselves call rigged lmao 😂

[@rz7909]

It never had true value, a trophy made by a magazine that has no idea what it’s needed to win, the balon dor it’s just a popularity contest

[@giodhuha6771]

The same is happening with Ballon D'Or for women, Aitana Bonmati obviously doesn't deserve it and only gets her second because she's the most popular girl in the world now.

[@Imtygaming]

She is the best player In Barca, and Barca is miles a head of everyone else.

[@majesty1842]

The real disgrace was that girl from US won the Women BD. Raphinoe i guess in 2021. She kinda had 0 trophies and like 0 goals but won cuz she's an activist. But I can't argue about other BD winner(I don't watch Women football)

[@UtkarshSingh-hd5yn]

Rapinoe​@@majesty1842

[@ufcdaddy]

Rodri actually deserved it tho, euros pott, cities best player (top 3 players in the epl rn) and 23 G/A as a DM

[@arcaine101]

No. Carvajal does. He captains Real Madrid and spain while winning as much as Rodri and scoring the winner of the UCL final.

[@Sahil24980]

Vini scored in the final too​@@arcaine101

[@Damn-Sandwich]

@@arcaine101Carvajal didn’t have near of a contribution to the national team the way rodri did😂😂😂

[@ziadwalid6634]

​@Damn-Sandwich thank you. Im sorry but if you think carvajal is more essential to real and spain than rodri is to city and spain then idk what you're smoking. Unfortunately you cant focus on him because he's out for the rest of the season but if you did you start to see his brilliance

[@anroysardinha4082]

@@Damn-Sandwich yeah, cuz he is a defender???

[@A.AEditz]

Amazing video and great commentary.

[@Hyperzan]

Messi have bad club record in 22-23 lol, messi was top 2 best player in ligue 1 and top assist in top 5 league only ucl he not good. Dubai dor vote is more fraud, Ronaldo with most fan vote still loss to haaland because of few special jury vote 😅.

[@pathanoo7154]

Exactly what I said, messi was the best playmaker in Europe in 22/23 lmao

[@Hyperzan]

@pathanoo7154 yeah personally he still have good club season personally same in 2019,2021. Even modric have one of the best season personally being best player in ucl and world cup something that nobody have achieved, they all deserved it.

[@marekwisniewski5823]

​@@HyperzanMessi in 2020/21 was individually better at everything than Ronaldo in his cOMpLeTe 2007/08 season. Whole world seems to be rigged for certain lost fanbase🤡

[@pathanoo7154]

@@marekwisniewski5823 cook

[@shahanhaque5138]

@@marekwisniewski5823 Ronaldo 2016/17 was better than Messis 2009 complete season. U seem to be crying

[@captainfalconmain6576]

Their so much wrong with this video when was this award ever taken serious?

[@chrisgoat6435]

Always, except for those nonsense crybabies.

[@abiolaakingbade7300]

I’m sorry but a Defensive Midfielder winning the Balon D’or and it wasn’t even his best season is crap. Politics in football winning again 🙄

[@4Rilla8]

Yhhh ikr its so racist!!!

[@SHAUN_M-w9j]

​@@4Rilla8 no it's not if ur a black person you should get rid of that victim mentality or else we will never make progress as a race.if ur not black u have no rights talk about racist issues involving black people if u gonna promote victim mentality

[@marekwisniewski5823]

Winning ballon d'or depends on the level of the competition. In 2023 there were better players than Rodri, in 2024 he was the best

[@AthulChandran-qx5nw]

It's given each year.. Each year the competition changes 🙄

[@ziadwalid6634]

People say that its a popularity contest that is made for strikers but now a DM and one that has no social media account that doesnt play for barca and madrid won it, so please stop starting agendas when it doesnt fit your benefit like racism or rigged

[@CHPH-bDL]

This award is irrelevant because you can't compare apples to oranges. There is no objective evidence that some winger or centre forward is better then centre back or goalkeeper or any kind of midfielders.

[@alexanderalex9308]

GREAT VIDEO👏👏👏 You were not biased both messi and ronaldo always got votes b/c of their names

[@RodriballondorwinnerX1]

I Had To Change A Few. 2008=Ronaldo 2009=Messi 2010=Messi [Inesta X1] 2011=Messi 2012=Messi 2013=Ribery X1 2014=Messi 2015=Ronaldo 2016=Ronaldo [Messi X5 2017=Ronaldo 2018=Ronaldo X4 2019=Messi [VVD X1] 2020=Lewandowski 2021=Lewandowski X2 2022=Benzema X1 2023=Haaland X1 2024=Rodri X1

[@ifeanyiorji8675]

2013 ronaldo 2019 van dijk

[@chrisgoat6435]

🤡

[@ouuumnia_bee]

2024 should’ve been bellingham or vini, if you wanna go off club and country performance it should’ve been carvajal or yamal.

[@ouuumnia_bee]

even bellingham had amazing performances with his country and club so

[@mightynemesis94]

2010 iniesta or sneijder

[@gginfuser7157]

They actually changed votes of the journalists that didn't even vote Messi and Ronaldo in 2013? Why would FIFA do these? Both were still the best players but manupilating votes is crazy

[@CJVP99]

FIFA POTY/Best has always been better than ballon dor glad people are finally waking up

[@majesty1842]

Unfortunatly, nobody cares about this awards cuz it ain't made of gold

[@zafirulrahi1124]

Rodri deserved it

[@BiggestBirdonMars]

Any award won by voting will always have biased votes Weve seen it through out the history, its just that social media has exposed it alot Btw messi has voted for ronaldo before but ronaldo has never voted for messi(i think im right i might be wrong) And in 2019 messi was better than any player by a mile he rightly deserved it, not cuz hes messi

[@Zhuk-zc8es]

1:28 De Bruyne in Newcastle?

[@S1mPToMe]

based on silverware, Rodri won twice as much last season and a few MVP awards than Vini, Jude won more than Vini too so he would be the 2nd and Vini the 3rd, simple as that...and if you leave aside the silverware won, Rodri was still the best, but it doesn`t pass the eye test because he is not a flashy player and due to his position on the field, let`s not forget he is a defensive midfielder, not winger/striker/2nd striker. maybe good to check how many scoring chances and goals started from him too.(not the assist, pass to assist). and Real and Vini`s reaction are not aligning with one of the criterias: class and fair play. No class from the club, just an arrogant attitude. they just got schooled by La Masia graduates... vini had a good end of the season and start of this season I guess, but Rodri`s consistency and value in City`s and Spain`s game are harder to replace than Vini`s in Real`s and Brazil`s... and i`m not a fan of Rodri neither a hater of Vini, is just facts, look at the game... if not feel free to cry more :)))) Hala Crydrid.

[@AFreaks]

As Ballondor lost it's credibility, let's checkout real award Most FIFA World Footballer / FIFA Best award winners 1) Messi (2009, 2019, 2022, 2023) 2) Ronaldo (1996, 1997, 2002) 3) Zidane (1998, 2000, 2003) 4) Cristiano (2008, 2016, 2017)

[@Akiwroq]

Messi still the best player.

[@TheDarkPawx]

I've stopped paying the Ballon Dor any attention. Ever since the robbed Henry for Nedved.

[@NoMouthNoScream]

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is what cope looks like. A candidate I didn't vote for won therefor it must be rigged. Yeah I'm sure Vini with his 37 G/A as main attacked deserved it. He should be embarrassed that he was nominated so high in the list, he should have not went there because he doesn't deserve it not because he felt robbed. Finally the Attacker bias was beat and they're crying anyway

[@Imtygaming]

8:50 This is not true. In the Messi and Ronaldo Era. If you take out Messi and Ronaldo from the list, there has been plenty of players from different positions.

[@AthulChandran-qx5nw]

It was never really that great of an award.. You don't need a ballon dor to be a great player. Messi is a great player not cuz he has most ballon dors (an opinion award btw) but cuz he IS a great player.. Like just watch him play, watch his impact on the game.. Now that's how you know one is a generational talent and a great footballer.

[@LolIiii-is5cl]

Can't take ronaldo fans seriously,even based on stats messi is better, messi has more golden boots as well and he has two more😂

[@FMT1000]

😂😂😂🤡

[@ZentoraxLP]

Ballon D’or is a dead award. Salvador journalist hasn’t Vini in the top 10 and it just shows that people vote for their favorite & not the best, because we all know who’s the best currently👌🏽

[@samuelfitzpatrick9739]

They need to change it to the Ballon dog

[@gginfuser7157]

To me, 2024 Nomination players were full of garbages. Vini and Rodri were garbage as well compared to previous winner in history. The only okay stats was of Lautaro's. Not extraordinary, but better.

[@Imtygaming]

Lautaro's stats was not impressive at all. But he scored a lot of goals.

[@tariqomer4678]

6:24 There is an important thing that you didn't mention here. Balon d'or during the time was under FIFA. Which might probably result in voting manipulation.

[@Detlevbescht]

maybe they should use AI to choose the best player based on data and statistics

[@jaylenbarnes2.079]

Fantastic Video

[@DanielJPani]

The Ballond'or was never meant to be perfect and is never going to be,its an individual award based on voting,it not being comepletely fair is like a representation of football as a whole ,ppl like you crying over it not being fair ,literally football might not always be fair ,you look at the ucl when a team doesnt play great but still win it anyways e.g real madrid or even in the league ,when a deserving team like arsenal still lose out in premier league. What Makes Football is its unpredictable nature,ballond'or being inconsistent doesn't mean their weren't still some deserving winners.

[@ronaldo-t2w]

Most of the times they give ballondior to wrong person to hyped the sport 😅 If ronaldo won 2018 ballondior probably goat debate will end. but they give it to modrich and also most of the times they creates a villain and a good guy . In early ages they made ronaldo as villain and messi as hero . In this time they give it to rodri so people will talk so much about it and next year all of those people separate into groups and watch football some of them support vini to get ballondior and some of them support the other candidate . So sport never dies 😂 This is also happened in cricket , nba , ufc and more 😢

[@chrisgoat6435]

Bla bla bla Vini and others didn't deserve it a bit. Face it, kiddos.

[@Matlho_88]

"Messi bad season" I'm done with your video bye-bye

[@ngaoshonimikrii75]

Rigged only for madrid fans

[@Bruhmangeorge]

I like my ballon dor corrupt bruh

[@tariqomer4678]

It isn't corrupt. More so not credible.

[@enma8441]

Sure. Thats why theres so mich uproar for who should win it 😂

[@power279]

Salty😂

[@clintonopone4196]

Did Ronaldo kiss his son on the lips in 13:15?

[@Repostcontentz]

Let A.I decide 😅

[@rimurutempest3194]

This video derves more views

[@User-yq1qu]

And dislikes

[@ifeanyiorji8675]

@@User-yq1qukeep crying

[@darrell2471]

Bin it all mate

[@fishtrick1_]

w vid

[@csantama]

THis video was made by a Real Madrid fan - garbage

[@yougotkained]

Keep cryingggggg.

[@loganmcconnell1493]

Stfu I swear,Rodri NEVER deserved it.

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

SOME of votes have lost credibility but the right person keeps winning it. Everyone that has won it has deserved it “Robbed” nowadays means the player they wanted to win didn’t win it

[@spikeyspiegel]

What did messi do in 2023 that he deserved the 8t ballon d'or?

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

@ you do know there’s google right….42 goals and 26 assists for clubs and country while adding the World Cup and another 2 trophies for PSG

[@VEngence-333]

every messi fan should whatch this

[@shinbot877]

Take away all his ballon d'ors and it still doesn't change the fact that Messi is the best player.

[@AthulChandran-qx5nw]

Ballon dor didn't make Messi an all time great.. His natural talent and ability to play football and be a great team mate is what makes him one of the greatest players of all time! Take out every single individual award Messi has (even his golden shoes) It still don't change the fact that he's a really great player..

[@sheraznabbie8235]

Most of ronaldo balon dors he just won cause of team performances anyways and he was at madrid.

[@ifeanyiorji8675]

@@sheraznabbie8235delusion he was the best in every one he won unlike messi stop crying and watch the video

[@BombasticLarvae]

Ronaldo cried hard when he won the Ballon D'or after Messi dominated his a$$ for 4 years in a row. Every Penaldo fan should know that.

[@mem5860]

A really good defensive midfielder won. Before you have to be out of this world , now You only have to be good ,important in the system of the team and thats it.

[@hemsworthdavid-l8h]

Really good ? That's historical performance and numbers out forward by a defensive midfielders . He won everything he could have with that performance what else do you want him to do ?be a striker ? Did vini jr put historical stat lines as a winger ? I don't see it. Why everyone ects like he didn't deserve it . U select players who are currently playing . If these are the numbers why take the credits away from them ? U think rivaldo was any good when he won ballon dor ? . This is why defensive midfielder position needs it's credits and appreciation . Every knucklehead thinks football is only for flare merchants and forwards. One has to be insanely stupid if they think every athlete should put Messi Ronaldo numbers . And tbh rodri did exactly that as a defensive midfielder . Sadly dumb looseknobs think football is only for forwards and don't ever understand what this position brings to football .

[@mem5860]

@@hemsworthdavid-l8h You are the classic that think know better than other. I don't care about stats. Difficulty matter is not the same a goal dribbling 5 people to a tap in. The difficulty of Rodri position in less than attacker ,he is chilling with the defense in. Safe zone,he distribuite and attack when he and easy path . Best player , one the básic skills to being best player is control. Attacker have the most controls, pass, quick passes, don't have time to think , they are on the fire , while odri is chilling outside that and having all the time to think. Easier Jobs.

[@nickyheart]

@@mem5860 playing defensive midfield for pep is 2nd only to playing goalkeeper. what are you on about?

[@Sahil24980]

​@@mem5860played cdm is easy?go smoke somewhere else

[@mem5860]

@@Sahil24980 is easier Than other positions,easier doesnt mean easy,Jesus, damn people confuse everyrhing now. specially for Pep that his Main Focus is ball control

[@biLLy-op5pr]

The award has always had these “robberies” 2018,2013,2014,2020,2021,2023, and many more

[@syedarman4172]

Hehe ballon dor, what a joke award? They should make this award for the best team in the world not for best players. Normal football 🗿 Football as a global sport 🤡

[@BombasticLarvae]

Yes, Dubai D'or is the real deal

[@rogerdizehchi2581]

Bro desperately crying that messi won any of them hold my dislike and removal from rec

[@arcaine101]

No, Messi won one or two too many.

[@AthulChandran-qx5nw]

You didn't watch the full video probably.. This is just toxic fanboy behavior you're showing.

[@BombasticLarvae]

Penaldogs when they learn Messi can't be beat

[@biLLy-op5pr]

Nah man you didn’t watch Barca play 18/19 that season Messi was clinical for Barcelona 54 goals and 20 assists 74 goal involvements isn’t bad and mind you Barcelona almost won another treble that year they struck out in the ucl against Liverpool man what could’ve been that season