OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

Who wins the 2024/25 Premier League?

  • Manchester City

    Votes: 14 50.0%
  • Arsenal

    Votes: 8 28.6%
  • Liverpool

    Votes: 2 7.1%
  • Aston Villa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Tottenham

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chelsea

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Newcastle

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Manchester United

    Votes: 4 14.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    28
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Football has always been corrupt. This isn’t anything new. Every team is always trying to out corrupt the other.

So in turn there are many journalists who are corrupt right along with it.

That’s part of this sport. Just have to live with it. Welcome.

This is an individual award decided by journalists. We aren’t talking about a strange decision or call made in a league match or cup competition, this is the BdO. We put way too much stock into this award, in my opinion. France Football lost all credibility with me when they didn’t give the award out in 2020, despite the fact that football had resumed and everyone finished their respective competitions that year.
 
What sucks for Vini is he won’t get this close to winning it again.

IMO.
Yea, it'll be tough but world cup 2026 will give him a shot, if he can put together a good performance and Brazil turns it around in the next two years.

Also, no way all three of him Mbappe, Rodrygo will be at Madrid next year. One of them will leave, most likely Rodrygo, but moving to another league might give him a better shot.
 
Why is Rodri winning such a scandal? I mean yeah I expected Vini to win as well, but I can see the logic behind why Rodri won. Rodri winning brings up the question of why Iniesta, Sneijder, etc. didn’t win back in the day, but that’s not the point. Clearly he’s still one of the best players in the world and at least worthy of winning the trophy.

I swear the fans who grew up during the Messi and Ronaldo era are exactly like the idiots in the NBA thread. Everyone you root for is the GOAT while everyone else is a fraud, trash, whatever exaggerated insult you want to you use to describe an elite player you don’t personally care for.
because its based in racism
are u blind?
 
This is an individual award decided by journalists. We aren’t talking about a strange decision or call made in a league match or cup competition, this is the BdO. We put way too much stock into this award, in my opinion. France Football lost all credibility with me when they didn’t give the award out in 2020, despite the fact that football had resumed and everyone finished their respective competitions that year.

Oh you’re right about that. There is way too much stock and hoopla put into this award. It was never like this before Messi and Ronaldo.

But a lot journalists have been swayed in all types of ridiculous forms throughout the years. Especially these journalists from extremelyyyy poor countries.

It is what it is. I sincerely don’t care. :lol:
 
Yea, it'll be tough but world cup 2026 will give him a shot, if he can put together a good performance and Brazil turns it around in the next two years.

Also, no way all three of him Mbappe, Rodrygo will be at Madrid next year. One of them will leave, most likely Rodrygo, but moving to another league might give him a better shot.

Brazil is not doing **** in 2026 bro.

They can’t fix their problems in 18 months.

Maybe another RM CL? But that’s go to Mbappe most likely if RM get in that position.
 
because its based in racism
are u blind?

This is a journalist award that gets votes from countries all over the world. Google the votes by country/journalist; a lot of countries voted for Vini with the most points, while the ones who gave Rodri the most had Vini or Bellingham right behind him. Spain’s journalist from AS actually voted for Vini with the most points, for example. There wasn’t some massive conspiracy in favor of Rodri; it was close overall
 
Brazil is not doing **** in 2026 bro.

They can’t fix their problems in 18 months.

Maybe another RM CL? But that’s go to Mbappe most likely if RM get in that position.
I wouldn't bet on it but they still have all the talent in the world and for that reason alone I wouldn't say its impossible either.

Get a lucky draw like Croatia did and counterfeit some win's in PK's and maybe he can pull a Modric and get awarded for being a finals runner-up.
 
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I dont think anyone on playgrounds is wanting to be most of the nominees. I coach soccer at a club in NorCal, and the most popular players at the moment besides Messi and Ronaldo are MBappe, Yamal, Garnacho, Haaland, and Cole Palmer of all people lol
 
Amorim is probably going to go after Inacio, Gyorkes, and Quenda.

Especially with those blank checks United give their managers.
 
Well Bruno is about get a chance to play with his boy.

7 months ago.

“Mister Amorim is prepared to take on the next jump. It’s going to be dependent on whether other clubs or directors want to pay his clause.”

 
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