The award is given base on points scored from votes by soccer journalists, national team coaches and national team captains. And truth be told, some cast their votes based on sentiments, especially South Americans

Patosky4U:
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That is what you losers said when they denied iniesta, sneijder and ribery. Who will sing a new song after 29th

What exactly do you mean by "you losers"?!! Is this a national election of far reaching importance?!!.... Is all well with you sir?!!

When they deny deserving winners of a key award in favor of someone more popular, they simply undo the image of football as a whole.

There is more to football than popularity among fans!

Come to think of it, how are you exactly a winner because your favorite gets an award?!!... I am not a fan of Lewandoski, Messi, or any player. I am a fan of football! Period!

Let the most deserving get the award, not the most popular!!!...

FahBuLous:
The hate is just too much...
Messi will win it again and you all will cry blood...
Rvbbish...
If Messi doesn't win this year's balon D'or, then it's a complete fraud, someone that did so well individually even with a dead team like Barcelona...
Lewy did great but not near Messi...
The only thing Lewandowski has more than Messi last year was goals and u can't use that to determine a winner, after all Ronaldo had more goals than modric and modric was crowned Balon d'or winner...

If goals are now so obsolete IN determining, that means Iniesta and Xavi should win more than Messi.

Talking thrash!!

aluyapreston:


How do you snub or rig the award when more than 100 persons vote and their name are revealed so that they can make a counter claim on whether they voted for that player or not. There is no robbery in this thing irrespective of the results. We should talk like litterates. I have never really understood the phrase robbery. People vote and their votes are revealed

People vote on what grounds?!! Who and what influence the so called votes?!!...

The term "Robbery" has far reaching meanings and implication... Simple!

I thought it is by voting? So why are they behaving like kids?

Penaldo fans supporting Lewandowski

Shame

NORSIYK:
Obviously, handing Messi this year's Ballon D'or will be disgusting and disgraceful.
He has done absolutely nothing to deserve to even be a contender.

Apart from winning the yearly Copa joke America which Neymar shared the best player award with him.
Diaz finished top scorer same tally with Messi.
What else did Messi achieve to be considered as a Ballon D'or contender?

Highest assist among all contenders

Highest MOTM among all contenders

2nd Highest goalscroer among all contenders despite playing from no. 10 and the RW

Won a major trophy, an international one for that matter which challenges Lewa Bundesliga

An all round individual performer than all the too 3 contenders

Give the man a 7th Balon d or

Rahkman:
I no even know why messi no dey do goal poacher work if messi ignore playmaking begin dey do tapins him go dey go 100 goal per year ...even him know,the guy just too humble

Lol, Messi fans eh, always finding irrelevance to back up their claims, like 1000 dribbles and how many balls that heat the post.

goodheart02:



If goals are now so obsolete IN determining, that means Iniesta and Xavi should win more than Messi.

Talking thrash!!

I wanted to answer u but since u can't air your opinion without insults, then you need to go work on yourself...
Have a great day...

It's surprising xavi and iniesta never won it, yet modric won despite all their great performance and achievements,I just hope lewandowski wins it because it will shameful if he didn't win it after all he has achieved.

Hezzyluv:

With all this, they won't give Lewandoski, Even when it obvious that Messi don't deserve it.

If Mordic won ballon award and Ronaldo was far better then him individually that season, I see no reason why Lewandoski will not be given.

For me ooo, this ballon award sh*t is just nonsense. Can you imagine with all the football that Xavi and Iniesta played, nothing like ballon award for them.

Angelfrost:


Crouch never played for United.... So, the joke's on you sir.

Who cares about the electric pole. I was referring to Ferdinand and you knew it.

Angelfrost:


People vote on what grounds?!! Who and what influence the so called votes?!!...

The term "Robbery" has far reaching meanings and implication... Simple!

Coaches
Captains
Journalists
Fans

4 groups, from all FIFA accredited countries.

Forget Ferdinand and Evra or Crouch, they are Penalfo fanboys. The game is more than just goals. Skills, passes, beauty. Those who know it love it. Box 18 poachers will no longer been recognized

Lewa should get 2020 though

DoctorDree:
Most times I look at your comments and I see how daft you can be when you so much seek likes from other users
Why not use your brain to sit down and google the credentials for winning the Balon d’or rather than barking with your keypads?
DoggonDogg indeed!!!
They vote for the award and not just a sit down meeting!!!

What are the criterion of winning Ballon D'or other than biased journalists, biased coaches and biased captains voting for their heroes, friends and colleagues irrespective of how horribly their friends have performed

Hezzyluv:

With all this, they won't give Lewandoski, Even when it obvious that Messi don't deserve it.

If Mordic won ballon award and Ronaldo was far better then him individually that season, I see no reason why Lewandoski will not be given.

For me ooo, this ballon award sh*t is just nonsense. Can you imagine with all the football that Xavi and Iniesta played, nothing like ballon award for them.

Barca fans loved it like that ooo

Smashspesh:


Who cares about the electric pole. I was referring to Ferdinand and you knew it.

Okay sir!!!

gurunlocker:
Yes, Lewandoski was great for his club, what about the country?

Of course he deserve it, but voting ends less than 2 weeks ago.... And they won't shift it like they did in 2013 in order to pacify Pendu.

So the years Messi was winning back to back to back ballon d'ors, he won world cups with Argentina, right?

Messi deserve 2021 Balon d'or

aluyapreston:


Coaches
Captains
Journalists
Fans

4 groups, from all FIFA accredited countries.

Forget Ferdinand and Evra or Crouch, they are Penalfo fanboys. The game is more than just goals. Skills, passes, beauty. Those who know it love it. Box 18 poachers will no longer been recognized

Lewa should get 2020 though

Fans don't vote for ballon d'or awards. No be BBC African player of the year award

Lawlab249:
Messi has set the bar so high. It took so many years to break Maradona and Pele's stats. It's gonna take centuries to break Messi and Ronaldo's.

Wait till we start gene editing...

FahBuLous:
The hate is just too much...
Messi will win it again and you all will cry blood...
Rvbbish...
If Messi doesn't win this year's balon D'or, then it's a complete fraud, someone that did so well individually even with a dead team like Barcelona...
Lewy did great but not near Messi...
The only thing Lewandowski has more than Messi last year was goals and u can't use that to determine a winner, after all Ronaldo had more goals than modric and modric was crowned Balon d'or winner...

Its European football award ... lewa deserved it more...
But those awarding can give who ever ... their problem... but lewa deserved more though to me ...

Yusman316:

Fans don't vote for ballon d'or awards. No be BBC African player of the year award

No vex. I still dey cacuclate am as FiFA Balon d or

NORSIYK:


What are the criterion of winning Ballon D'or other than biased journalists, biased coaches and biased captains voting for their heroes, friends and colleagues irrespective of how horribly their friends have performed

They are now biased because your idol does not stand and gets a Balon shout-out .
When Ronaldo went trophy less in 2013 and a more deserving winner Frank Ribery lost , they are not biased .
You think football revolves around Nigeria ? You think journalists , team coaches , some with experience of over 50 years do not know whom is truly deserving of an award ?
You mean an award voters list are always published for public consumption for verification is biased to you ,so we should ignore and rather listen to you from Abakaliki who knows nothing about the game of football ?
Save your tears till Nov 29!!!!

Angelfrost:


It won't be the first time... Football chiefs are more corrupt and crooked than Nigerian government.

Cus messi won nations trophy for the first time... na ballondior must follow

Envy and jealousy

Yusman316:

So the years Messi was winning back to back to back ballon d'ors, he won world cups with Argentina, right?

Go and check the records.... Either win champions League or have lot of goals or perform better both in country and club.


If you read well, no one is disputing him not deserving, of course he does... But his goals was mostly in the club level, flop on the international stage and he didn't win champions League.

This past years, those that win the Champions League always have advantage of winning Ballon d'Or. But we know none of Chelsea players will win the Ballon d'Or, best the could is the UEFA best award which had already been won.

So we are left with performance both at the club and country level with trophies... Who's leading?

Yes, Lewandoski is leading in term of goals which is great, but Messi can rival him..... You've not ask the question of how Benzema also came into this for winning an organized friendly with a cup?

This year will be tight, if Lewandoski win it, it means he deserve it.... Would have been great having like 2 ballon d'Or, we won't be having this discussion.

aluyapreston:


Highest assist among all contenders

Highest MOTM among all contenders

2nd Highest goalscroer among all contenders despite playing from no. 10 and the RW

Won a major trophy, an international one for that matter which challenges Lewa Bundesliga

An all round individual performer than all the too 3 contenders

Give the man a 7th Balon d or

Lewandowski and Ronaldo has more goals than Messi.

Yearly Copa joke America as a criteria to win Ballon d'Or? You must be high on some cheap drugs.
Alison won champions league and copa america yet he didn't finish in top 10
Suarez and Alexis Sanchez both won the Copa and Copa best players yet Sanchez wasn't even nominated

Anyone who wins it between Messi or Lewy deserves it. Messi for his combination of great individual performances and the Copa win and Lewy for his outstanding individual stats.

Rooting for Messi to win either Ballon dor or Fifa World best, or both.

And the headline is just bullsh*t. Neither Crouch or Ferdie said Messi winning a 7th would be a travesty. What only Crouch said was Lewy not winning a Ballon dor IN HIS LIFETIME would be a travesty. All these quack Ronaldo mods/fans sha wey no know how to read.

Na dem dey play football now? Bunch of Explayers

You called copa america useless ,if its easy Lewandoski should have won Euro with his goals naw...and he won a cup at barca
Got the highest assist and highest goal scorer ...

DoggoneDogg:
Tell them o.


He wasn't the highest goalscorer - that's Lewandowski.
He wasn't the highest assists - that was Muller
He didn't win his league.
He didn't win the Champions league. As a matter of fact, he was disgraced out of the UCL by a small Mbappe.
All he has is a useless Copa Del Rey & a Copa America.


Verratti, Bonucci, Chiellini, Chiesa & co all won the Copa Italia & Euros (same as Messi's trophies), oya give them the Ballon D'Or na.


Nonsense.

DoggoneDogg:
Tell them o.


He wasn't the highest goalscorer - that's Lewandowski.
He wasn't the highest assists - that was Muller
He didn't win his league.
He didn't win the Champions league. As a matter of fact, he was disgraced out of the UCL by a small Mbappe.
All he has is a useless Copa Del Rey & a Copa America.


Verratti, Bonucci, Chiellini, Chiesa & co all won the Copa Italia & Euros (same as Messi's trophies), oya give them the Ballon D'Or na.


Nonsense.

Wailing wailer na you dem go give.

Whobedatte:

They are now biased because your idol does not stand and gets a Balon shout-out .
When Ronaldo went trophy less in 2013 and a more deserving winner Frank Ribery lost , they are not biased .
You think football revolves around Nigeria ? You think journalists , team coaches , some with experience of over 50 years do not know whom is truly deserving of an award ?
You mean an award voters list are always published for public consumption for verification is biased to you ,so we should ignore and rather listen to you from Abakaliki who knows nothing about the game of football ?
Save your tears till Nov 29!!!!

Can you present to us here the statistics of ribbery and Ronaldo in 2013?

What about Messi 2010, modric 2018 and Messi 2019 were they deserving winners according to your logic of 2013?

The issue is Messi doesn't deserve to be in top 3 of this year's Ballon D'or