Messi Second Behind Ronaldo In Ballon D'Or
Tuesday, 02 December 08, 03:46 PM · Comments(11)
As expected France Football has announced that this year's Ballon d'Or winner is Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo who earned 446 voting points from the 96 judges. Barça's Leo Messi was runner-up with 281 points while Xavi Hernandez was fifth with 97 points and Samuel Eto'o was seventeenth. Cristiano Ronaldo was always the most likely winner having scored 42 goals in the 2007/2008 season and won the Premiership and the Champions League with Manchester United. Ronaldo can now proudly boast that he is the world's best player. It must be because Messi is from another planet!
The top 20 was as follows:
.1. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR/Manchester Utd) 446 puntos
.2. Lionel Messi (ARG/FC Barcelona) 281 pts.
.3. Fernando Torres (SPA/Liverpool) 179 pts.
.4. Iker Casillas (SPA/Real Madrid) 133 pts.
.5. Xavi Hernández (SPA/FC Barcelona) 97 pts.
.6. Andreï Archavine (RUS, Zénith St.Pét.) 64 pts.
.7. David Villa (SPA/Valencia) 55 pts.
.8. Kaká (BRA/Milán) 31 pts.
.9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (SWE/Inter Milán) 30 pts.
10. Steven Gerrard (ENG/Liverpool) 28 pts.
11. Marcos Senna (SPA/Villarreal) 16 pts.
12. Emmanuel Adebayor (TOG/Arsenal) 12 pts.
13. Wayne Rooney (ENG/Manchester United) 11 pts.
14. Sergio Agüero (ARG/Atlético de Madrid) 10 pts.
15. Frank Lampard (ENG/Chelsea) 8 pts.
16. Franck Ribéry (FRA/Bayern Múnich) 7 pts.
17. Samuel Etòo (CAM/Barcelona) 6 pts.
18. Gianluigi Buffon (ITA/Juventus Turín) 5 pts.
19. Michael Ballack (GER/Chelsea) 4 pts.
.+. Cesc Fábregas (SPA/Arsenal) 4 pts.
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11 Comments · Add yours
Messi, is indeed from another planet.
just let ronaldo enjoy this year while it lasts, Coz with Messi around, ronaldo won't see another Ballon D'Or or Fifa world player of the year.
Nic, what do you make of the news that luis medina cantalejo will be officiating the Clasico?
how did torres leapfrog casillas and xavi to be 3rd?!
I like CRonaldo's skills but I do not like his Spirit as a footballer::::France Football can do what they want but Messi is MY Ballon D'or!!!punto final...
on what criteria does one win this stupid award? achievements or ability???
It looks like this award is based on last year's club achievement and the best player on that club gets the award automatically ! I'm not sure how the FIFA Player Of the Year is judged . If the same critirium is used , it will go to Ronaldo otherwise Messi may get it . Nevertheless, if Barça keep playing at the current level and barring injury to Messi , Messi will definitely get it next year without any doubt !!
messi didnt win anything and he was second and still favoured by many football pundits, that shows his level
la liga/ spain definitely hav d best players around now
Messi doesn't need any awards to prove that he is the best...Most ppl already know he is the best...
The reason everyone votes for ronaldo is coz hes got good skillz but messi is a better player all round he scores goals creates chances and does skillz but ronaldo just does skillz and scores wat about team play hes not the only player out there i think kaka and xavi are way better then ronaldo
lets just put this issue to bed. almost everyone (like i mean almost any football fan ive come into contact with) will admit messi is a better player in terms of talent and ability. but CR did something quite out of the ordinary last year with his amount of goals, and lets not be ignorant and arrogant barca supporters, he has some awesome skill, great pace, and instinct around the goal. he was instrumental in winning the CL and the EPL, despite it being true he is NOT a big game player. if u score 42 goals, win right now the most difficult league, and the european CL, what more can u do to get it? he most likely will win the FIFA award in Dec, so lets not redebate it then.
messi's day will come, and soon. so i really hope this is the last i hear on this topic
This award must have been based on statics from last year and part of this year. If this is the case then it has to go to ronaldo. While Messi is absolutely a better player, The EPL is more famous than La Liga, and ronaldo scored more goals. Do I think he should have got it over Messi? I don't think anyone should have. In future years, the world will belong to messi, and not even maradona will be able to compare with him.
xavi sooo deserved to win