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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Nobody: 8:25pm On May 14, 2020
Mbappe 2018 ....yes Modric won the champions but mbappe won the World Cup with sublime performance

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by coronavirus19: 8:26pm On May 14, 2020
Calabar1stSon:

My love for Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery is outta this world cheesy
Iswear make we no lie but that robben was very good in his prime. Still can't fathom how he was so underrated

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by anigbajumo(m): 8:26pm On May 14, 2020
sammchuck1:


Ribery wasn't as vital as sneijder to club and country. Getting to WC final scores more points than winning CWC anyday

Oga,Ribery was robbed also it quite obvious.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Nobody: 8:26pm On May 14, 2020
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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by GoshenNLA(m): 8:27pm On May 14, 2020
eni4real:
2010, when Eto'o and Milito carried Schneider??

Or when Mourinho packed the bus to defend Messi and the whole Barcelona??


2010, when Forlan, Xavi, Iniesta and Villa outclassed Schneider in the World cup??

Schneider was just a glorified Varane

Why can't Varane win the Ballon d'or in 2018 for winning the UCL and World cup Trophies?
Sneijder has the highest assist in that tornament, he carried Eto nd the rest and not the otherway round, why Eto didnt win highest goal scorer if truly he carried the team?

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by chiefolododo(m): 8:28pm On May 14, 2020
Buari omo musa
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Jokerman(m): 8:28pm On May 14, 2020
GoshenNLA:

Sneijder has the highest assist in that tornament, he carried Eto nd the rest and not the otherway round, why Eto didnt win highest goal scorer if truly he carried the team?

Lol bro... If you know Barca fans ehn... You'd run cheesy

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by showafrica(m): 8:28pm On May 14, 2020
fergie001:



Balon d'Or only went to European Players, not until 1994/5 season when it was lifted.

The first non-European recipient was George Opong Weah.

That was why the likes of Maradona, Romario & co....didn't win it.


Ok.. Weah get luck... No other white was astounding that year.
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by engrchykae(m): 8:29pm On May 14, 2020
Xavi the pass master, Andres lujan iniesta the seamless dribbler and the mesmerizing Jay Jay all deserve two ballon d ors each
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by rash47(m): 8:30pm On May 14, 2020
eni4real:


Schneider need to be more important than Eto'o and Milito for Inter Milan before he can be compared with Messi!!!

He can't even be better than Forlan, Xavi, Iniesta or Villa in the World cup, yet he want to win the Ballon d'or!!!

Is it not the same Inter Milan that packed the bus??

Schneider did nothing against Barcelona home and away..

Mourinho used all his defence machines to follow Messi everywhere!!

Schneider was just a glorified Varane!!

Why can't Varane win the Ballon d'or in 2018 for winning the UCL and the World cup Trophies??

Eto was a bit fading then, milito was a box player with good finishing, sneijder was the link in then inter and very innovative as well, and that semis grin grin pls find time and stream again...it's universally know that sneijder was robbed.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by zeeek(m): 8:30pm On May 14, 2020
Balloon dor is for the best player in a season, all those saying Drogba, Lampard, Ibrahimovic, Arjen Robber etc, can you please tell us the season any of these players did better individually than Messi and Cr7. Don't get it twisted, Ballon dor is for the best in a season.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by ojuu4u(m): 8:30pm On May 14, 2020
Henry, lampard, and sneijer .....they all lost for football politics when they were very best

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by GoshenNLA(m): 8:30pm On May 14, 2020
eni4real:
Where is Schneider's World cup Golden ball??
And Messi collected the golden ball dat year?

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by wizod(m): 8:31pm On May 14, 2020
I thought PELE of Brazil was d best of all time or he played in the ocean dat made him unnoticed?
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by yusufobinna1(m): 8:31pm On May 14, 2020
Sneidjer was the only guy,that guy was robbed for messi.its sad 2010 is a bad year for football fans except for Barcelona fans.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by fergie001: 8:31pm On May 14, 2020
showafrica:


Ok.. Weah get luck... No other white was astounding that year.
Yea....it was after the 1994 world cup, they decided to change the rules, but it didn't benefit Romario who won the World Best at the time.

The guy head get anointing oil, e come carry am enter Presidency.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by GoshenNLA(m): 8:31pm On May 14, 2020
fergie001:

He won it twice.

It was the world player of the year he won thrice.
You are right, thanks for the correction
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by zeeek(m): 8:33pm On May 14, 2020
rash47:


Eto was a bit fading then, milito was a box player with good finishing, sneijder was the link in then inter and very innovative as well, and that semis grin grin pls find time and stream again...it's universally know that sneijder was robbed.
Sneider was not even the beat in Inter, let alone the world. Iniester in that season was light years better than him. Milito and Eto were the responsible for the CL.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Jokerman(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
Jarus:
Iniesta

Kaka was not better than Iniesta. If there was no CR7 and Messi in the era of Iniesta, he would have won it.

Kaka > Iniesta.

Please go rewatch Kaka
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Kingberbatov(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
Andrea Pirlo- Roma 2012: Wesley Sneijder-Inter milan

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Ryocaj(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by engrchykae(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
realsammie:
Thierry Henry should have won it in 2004. He was rubbed
my guy relax, Henry was igwe but Ronaldingho de Assisi moreira was the CHIEF PRIEST of the shrine that year.
The igwe listens to eze mmuo

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by GoshenNLA(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
eni4real:
2010, when Eto'o and Milito carried Schneider??

Or when Mourinho packed the bus to defend Messi and the whole Barcelona??


2010, when Forlan, Xavi, Iniesta and Villa outclassed Schneider in the World cup??

Schneider was just a glorified Varane

Why can't Varane win the Ballon d'or in 2018 for winning the UCL and World cup Trophies??
Good u didnt mention Messi amidst those dat you said outclassed Sneijder, and guess what? Messi won the world best that year

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by wizod(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
fergie001:






Balon d'Or only went to European Players, not until 1994/5 season when it was lifted.

The first non-European recipient was George Opong Weah.

That was why the likes of Maradona, Romario & co....didn't win it.

too bad
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by slaypapa: 8:34pm On May 14, 2020
How pele and maradona miss out on that award still beat my imagination despite their rating as Goats.

Thierry Henry also deserve that award.
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by abbasajao(m): 8:35pm On May 14, 2020
Okocha
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by obontami: 8:36pm On May 14, 2020
Jarus:


Too many jokers here. Adriano?!

Dude was dope in his prime. Stop clowning breh!
Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by fergie001: 8:36pm On May 14, 2020
coronavirus19:

Iswear make we no lie but that robben was very good in his prime. Still can't fathom how he was so underrated

Football moves with the media buzz. That's why CR7 & Messi will always find themselves there.
Robben, Sneijder, Ribery are seen as people who media-wise do not have the flair.
Its not totally right, but that's what we have come to live with.

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Goke7: 8:37pm On May 14, 2020
mansakhalifa:


Gattuso was a great wrestler. Sorry... player.

So, he should have gotten the award. I maintain my stance.

na wwf award Gattuso deserve nah grin

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by engrchykae(m): 8:37pm On May 14, 2020
AMvanquish:
Thiery Henry in 2006!!!
the year of the chief priest aka Ronaldingho

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Re: Who Was The Best Player That Never Won The Ballon d'Or Award? by Goke7: 8:38pm On May 14, 2020
abbasajao:
Okocha

make una stop this buzz about Okocha, he was just an entertainer that's all

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