Re: The Official Balon d'Or 2015 Thread

[Doc]

Defenders really have to be shite since not a single one has been nominated and no, I do not consider Mascherano a defender. His bumbling ass is a midfielder.

Other than that, standard FIFA Balon D'or list which I fully expect the top 3 to be Messi, Ronaldo and someone else. Maybe Neuer, apparently the only goal keeper that is good enough to be nominated in the world.

[Hapless_Hans]

It will be:

Messi
Ronaldo
Neymar

[futbol]

Or Suarez. But Lewa could also sneak in if he continues his current form. A hattrick against Arsenal today could help.

[RealGunner]

This is balon d or right?

[rwo power]

There is a severe lack of Gigi Buffon in the list

[Doc]

At least you have Neuer, the only goal keeper worthy of being nominated. Apparently, no other goal keeper did anything of any note except him.

Anyone who likes defenders have to basically imagine one there.

[Donuts]

so madrid have 5 peoples in the list despite winning nothing and juve only have 3 players despite being a win away from being treble winners?
lol

also lol wenger and ancelotti being on managers list

[Doc]

so madrid have 5 peoples in the list despite winning nothing and juve only have 3 players despite being a win away from being treble winners?

I don't see what's the issue here.

[Robespierre]

The podium should be composed by Barca trio.
I haven't idea why CR should be second.
Ah true, it's the modern football.

[BarrileteCosmico]

Masche must be there because of his NT performances.

Also Vidal is Brazilian according to that list

Not a single Italian or English man

Which performances with the national team? The run to the lost final in Copa America??

Yeah. We still made the final and dominated the first 5 games. The final was decided on penalties which is not necessarily to Masche's detriment.

[white_star]

Who cares who is on the list. Messi and CR7 will be in the top 3, with either Neymar, Suarez, or Lewandowski !!

Messi is going to win it and should win it because Ronaldo did nothing of note for Madrid except score boat load of goals in La Liga.

[Pseudo]

It will be nothing short of a crime if Ronaldo gets in the top two over Neymar.

[BarrileteCosmico]

Let's see the breakdown by leagues.

Spain-11 players nominated
Germany-5 players nominated
England-4 players nominated
Italy-2 players nominated
France-1 player nominated

BTW for KDB and Vidal both would be nominated for there German and Italian club's as they have only spent a small amount of time with there new teams.

It's crazy that out of the 23 players listed i think like 3 play in the country of there origin. I don't know if that means anything or not but looking at Spain with 11 players nominated you would think they would have more than 1 player who is actually Spanish.

I don't think the breakdown by league shows anything other than that Spain has 2 super teams that can afford to bring in WC talent for their bench and often do

[sportsczy]

WC was 2014 though last I checked.

did he make it last year? BdO sometimes plays catch up and its not something FIFA brought on either.

[Doc]

It will be nothing short of a crime if Ronaldo gets in the top two over Neymar.

An organisation steeped in alleged criminal activity doing "criminal things" like leaving out Neymar? Nope, would not happen at all.

[Kaladin]

How did Yaya sneak his way in that list lol

[M99]

What the top 3 should be: Messi, Neymar, Suarez
What it will be: Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez

[Freeza]

What the top 3 should be: Messi, Neymar, Suarez
What it will be: Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez

What about Bale?

[Winter is Coming]

What the top 3 should be: Messi, Neymar, Suarez
What it will be: Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez

What about Bale?

He's in a league of his own, doesn't want to show up Messi or CR, so lets them take.

[eziy]

FIFA clearly deceive people. Voting started in august according to Lewandowski. and they vote only once not twice or trice. But FIFA says they vote three times (first for 23 man, then for 3 finalists, then for actual winner)  which is lame, nobody has time for it. So there will be no more voting and FIFA already knows who is the winner

Poland skipper , Lewandowski is given a vote in the annual contest, and selected Ronaldo as his first choice, followed by Neuer and then fellow Bayern team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger.

"It was a mistake on my part to have chosen Ronaldo," he admitted to www/kicker/de.

"I would clearly choose Neuer today if I had the chance but I voted sometime in August . Today I would choose differently. I'm very sorry for Manu."

[free_cat]

FIFA clearly deceive people. Voting started in august according to Lewandowski. and they vote only once not twice or trice. But FIFA says they vote three times (first for 23 man, then for 3 finalists, then for actual winner)  which is lame, nobody has time for it. So there will be no more voting and FIFA already knows who is the winner

Poland skipper , Lewandowski is given a vote in the annual contest, and selected Ronaldo as his first choice, followed by Neuer and then fellow Bayern team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger.

"It was a mistake on my part to have chosen Ronaldo," he admitted to www/kicker/de.

"I would clearly choose Neuer today if I had the chance but I voted sometime in August . Today I would choose differently. I'm very sorry for Manu."

What's wrong with this Lewandowski dude?

[Hapless_Hans]

That was last year no?

[free_cat]

Oh, ok, that would make some sense.

[LeVersacci]

People still care about this award smh. Only positive thing about this award is that it'll create some baad bantz.

[elitedam]

Does anyone know when the 2015 Fallon d'Floor shortlist gets announced?

[Harmonica]

Armenia Captain - 1 Messi, 2 Cronaldo, 3 Suarez
Armenia Coach - 1 Messi, 2 Cronaldo, 3 Zlatan
El Salvador Captain - 1 Messi, 2 Cronaldo, 3 Suarez

Cronaldo before Hazard there.

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