I won't have taken away the Ballon d'or from Nedved though.

barca 2011 wrote:

Lord Spencer wrote:Maldini, Thuram, Nesta, Buffon, Xavi, Pirlo, (the year Cannavaro won should have been his). R.Carlos, Cafu.

They should have had 3 separate awards for the three main areas.

This wouldn't be a bad idea. Or if not an official award then at least some recognition of some sort but with the the ballon d'or still the most important one of all.

I thimk defenders get ignored in the Ballon D'or because they are not as economically valuable as offensive player. Which is why Xavi did not and will not win it. If he scores a lot of screamers as well as being awesome, he would have won it last year.

It was a combination of the Fifa Ballon d'or award though.

Lord Spencer wrote:

Lord Hispano wrote:Cannavarro won it cause of his performance in the WC.

I still frakking love him though as I do all Defenders.

But Cannavaro was not even the best performer in the Italian side.

Buffon, Pirlo, Zambro, and Gattuso were all greater than him.

Out of those I thought Cannavaro was the most outstanding.

The guy did everything and I mean everytrhing on the back.

I still remember making my father admit to before the Ballon D'Or.

Alessandro Del Piero.

Henry.

Del Piero.

Honorable mentions to Ballack, Buffon, Kahn, Xavi, Pirlo, Maldini and Henry. Baggio and Matthaus both shouldve won it more also, and Figo less.

From that list Henry.

Shame you didn't include John Terry though

Henry either 03 or 04 could have been his.

Raúl. He was robbed.

Messiakanino wrote:Thierry Henry
Raul
Francesco Totti
Alessandro Del Pierro

4 great that deserved it more than the rest

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Xavi is the closest man he even was second in europe player of year list. another players i think none of them became second in ball dor list. so none of them deserve it. Make at least top-3 then we can discuss you deserved to win it or not

Henry by a mile, before this thread I always thought he had won it, I mean common Henry.........

Eto'o

billionmillion wrote:Xavi is the closest man he even was second in europe player of year list. another players i think none of them became second in ball dor list. so none of them deserve it. Make at least top-3 then we can discuss you deserved to win it or not

Raul was 2nd in 2001.

Owen won by 30+ points i think.

Henry hands down.

I will agree with a few claims on here.

Henry, Yes.
Raul, Yes.

I prefer to think of it from the angle of who was "robbed". Xavi and Iniesta don't qualify because clearly Messi was the most important piece to Barca's success.

Pirlo, yes. Way more instrumental than Cannavaro to Italy's success.

Maldini, yes. For the sheer reason that if Cannavaro as a defender can win it, then surely there was at least one year where Maldini could have been considered as well.


The most glaringly obvious though, Riquelme. With such a high opinion of himself, how could they not give him a Ballon d'or Quite clearly Villareal died after he left

Henry!

Most of the names which i wanted to say have already been mentioned.

I think Seedorf deserves a shout as well.Its a pity that he wasnt even in the Top 3 not even once in his career.

I dont like when Midfielders and Defenders hardly ever get recognition.

Raul is a King

If Henry then why not Batistuta. he won scudetto for roma in his first season. top scorer in argentina national team. 1 CL was enough for him to win ballon dor

im surprised by how little Maldini and Eto'o are mentioned in this thread

Zanetti deserves a shout, and I agree with Batistuta, but his best days were in highly ignore Fiorentina.

Easy, Henry.

Xavi and Raul close too ..

Raul should have won in 2001. Absolutely shameful that he didn't IMO.