Ballon d'Or race 2016: Ronaldo wins the Ballon d'Or

Added Hazard and De Bruyne.

Goals and Assists / trophies for club and NT 2016 (17.9.16)

74/3 Messi (43+31, playmaker)
65/3 Suarez (42+23, striker)
50/4 Zlatan (38+12, striker)
45/2 Cronaldo (34+11, striker)
40/3 Neymar (19+21, playmaker) +2
38/0 Griezmann (30+8, striker) -1
35/3 Lewandowski (30+5, striker) -1
31/0 Higuain (28+3, striker)
28/1 Sanchez (15+13, playmaker)
26/2 Bale (18+8, playmaker) +1
26/3 Di Maria (8+18, playmaker) -1
20/3 Benzema (13+7, striker)
20/2 Dybala (13+7, striker) +1
20/1 De Bruyne (10+10, playmaker) new
20/2 Pogba (7+13, playmaker) -1
19/0 Kane (18+1, striker)
19/0 Hazard (10+9, playmaker) new
19/3 James (9+10, playmaker)
19/1 Mahrez (9+10, playmaker)
18/1 Vardy (16+2, striker)
15/2 Kroos (4+11, playmaker) +1
14/0 Özil (7+7, playmaker) -1
4/3 Iniesta (1+3, playmaker)

Neymar soon passing Fakenaldo even in casual statistics.

2016 Ballon d'Or shortlist (five names still to be announced)

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Koke (Atletico Madrid)
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Pepe (Real Madrid)
Neymar (Barcelona)

2016 Ballon d'Or shortlist

   Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
   Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)
   Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
   Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
   Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
   Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
   Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
   Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
   Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
   Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus)
   Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)
   Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
   Koke (Atletico Madrid)
   Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
   Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
   Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
   Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
   Riyad Mahrez (Leicester)
   Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
   Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
   Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
   Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
   Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
   Pepe (Real Madrid)
   Neymar (Barcelona)
   Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon)
   Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
   Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
   Jamie Vardy (Leicester)
   Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)

Iniesta with his resident spot.

Seems about right from a RM point of view, would probably have Casemiro there over some nominations

Mr Nick09 wrote:Race

Congratulations Cristiano for his 4th Ballon d'or

While I agree, I think it's important to remember this year it will be chosen only by journalists who seem to be more fair. So it will be less of a popularity contest than in the past.

I thought It was starting next year that only journalists are voting

BarrileteCosmico wrote:

Mr Nick09 wrote:Race

Congratulations Cristiano for his 4th Ballon d'or

While I agree, I think it's important to remember this year it will be chosen only by journalists who seem to be more fair. So it will be less of a popularity contest than in the past.

So

Congratulations Cristiano for his 4th Ballon d'or

1. Messi
2. Suarez
3. Neymar
4. Griezman
5. Zlatan

I think that's the correct top 5 currently.

Cristiano
Bale
Modric/Kroos

If bum Fakenaldo makes it even close to Top 5 Ballon d'Or loses prestige before it even starts. Fifa award has chance to break away this season from bs if they make fair selections.

Unbelievable how Sanchez was omitted.

Harmonica wrote:If bum Fakenaldo makes it even close to Top 5 Ballon d'Or loses prestige before it even starts. Fifa award has chance to break away this season from bs if they make fair selections.

you know he is making it and winning it already, just spare us the stupid thread afterwards thanks.

Griezmann is going 3rd imo...  No way Neymar makes it.  He was the 3rd best player on his line at club lol.  It's impossible for him as it is for Suarez to make the podium unless Messi retires.

My guess?  Ronaldo, Messi and Griezmann are the top 3.

Attacking players on the shortlist.

Goals and Assists / trophies for club and nt 2016 (24.10.16)

81/3 Messi (49+32, playmaker)

74/3 Suarez (46+28, striker)

56/2 Cronaldo (41+15, striker)
51/4 Zlatan (39+12, striker)
50/3 Neymar (24+26, playmaker)

44/0 Griezmann (33+11, striker)
40/3 Lewandowski (35+5, striker)
37/0 Higuain (33+4, striker)
35/1 Aguero (31+4, striker)
35/0 Payet (15+20, playmaker)
31/3 Müller (19+13, striker)
31/0 Aubameyang (23+8, striker)
30/2 Bale (21+9, playmaker)
24/2 Dybala (17+7, striker)
24/2 Pogba (11+13, playmaker)
22/4 Vidal (14+8, playmaker)
22/1 De Bruyne (10+12, playmaker)
21/1 Mahrez (10+11, playmaker)
20/0 Koke (4+16, playmaker)
18/1 Vardy (16+2, striker)
18/2 Kroos (5+13, playmaker)

8/3 Iniesta (1+7, playmaker)

Oh lawd... here comes the USSR propaganda stat machine.

sportsczy wrote:Oh lawd... here comes the USSR propaganda stat machine.

Care to elaborate? What you don't agree about these stats? Iniesta so low, Fakenaldo so high, what?

I like how these lists are so irrelevant, Top 5 only pls

What's even funnier is that people actually believe that these so called "unbiased journalists" are different from those douchbag coaches we always like to condemn.

They're just as bad, or maybe even worse than those coaches/captains tbh.. I don't know what's so hyped up bout the ballon d'or as against the WPOTY tbh when you still see thesame retarded votings everywhere..

Nothing to see here as the final votings will be
1. Ronaldo (which discredits the ballon d'or)
2. Messi (which will also discredit it)
3. Griezeman (which will also be a shame)

This is supposed to be the final standings
1. Griezeman
2. Suarez
3. Ronaldo

Think top 3 will be

1) Ronaldo
2) Griezmann
3) Messi

Or Messi 2nd.

Why are everyone thinking what it will be? Give your own opinion who it should be lmao.

Vardy nominated for Balon

unreal

RealGunner wrote:Think top 3 will be

1) Ronaldo
2) Griezmann
3) Messi

Or Messi 2nd.

Messi 2nd. Griezmann doesn't have the marketing to beat our Ronaldo or Messi (nobody does) unless they have very poor seasons... and even then

http://www.francefootball.fr/news/Ballon-d-or-france-football-2016-parmi-la-liste-des-30-selon-vous-qui-merite-le-plus-de-s-imposer/740155

42k votes

1. Messi (62%)
2. Fakenaldo (18%)
3. Mahrez (8%)
...

Pepe ffs...lol the only defender too it seems, wow. The likes of Vardy in there, and a few names missed out instead... lol... anyway, the most important is the top three. I just hope Ronaldo dont win it. That would mean 4 to Ronaldo and 5 to Messi, that would be quite unbelievable, what an achievement by Ronaldo tbf if he really gets 4 of them from the hands of Messi if you know what I mean....

Harmonica wrote:1. Messi
2. Suarez
3. Neymar
4. Griezman
5. Zlatan

I think that's the correct top 5 currently.

Zlatan?

Messi will win it. He's the best individual in the game.

Also, wasn't the name of this award changed to something else other than Balon d'Or??