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Ballon d'Or 2013

By EnderbyFox, in General Football and Sport

Ballon d'Or 2013  

72 members have voted

  1. 1. Who should win it?

    • Gareth Bale (Wales)
      0
    • Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)
      0
    • Radamel Falcao (Colombia)
      0
    • Eden Hazard (Belgium)
      0
    • Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ? (Sweden)
      8
    • Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
      0
    • Philipp Lahm (Germany)
      0
    • Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
      1
    • Lionel Messi (Argentina)
      9
    • Thomas Müller (Germany),
      0
    • Manuel Neuer (Germany),
      0
    • Neymar (Brazil),
      0
    • Robin Van Persie (Netherlands)
      1
    • Franck Ribéry (France)
      4
    • Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
      7
    • Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
      14
    • Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
      1
    • Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
      2
    • Xavi (Spain)
      0
    • Jamie Vardy (England)
      25

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EnderbyFox

EnderbyFox

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Shortlist revealed today, vote in the poll

 

Had to remove Pirlo and Thiago Silva due to poll length  :thumbup:

 

Skybet odds : 

 

Lionel Messi 11/8 Franck Ribery 7/4 Cristiano Ronaldo 6/1 Neymar 33/1 Andres Iniesta 33/1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 33/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger 50/1 Gareth Bale 50/1 Xavi 50/1 Arjen Robben 50/1 Robert Lewandowski 50/1 Thomas Muller 50/1 Robin Van Persie 50/1 Radamel Falcao 50/1 Mesut Ozil 66/1 Luis Suarez 80/1 Thiago Silva 100/1 Manuel Neuer 100/1 Yaya Toure 100/1 Andrea Pirlo 100/1 Edinson Cavani 100/1 Eden Hazard 100/1 Philipp Lahm 100/1

Ric Flair

Ric Flair

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Ibrahimovic is finally showing the consistency for club and country. He has always been ridiculously talented and has always scored a lot of goals but right now he is turning up in big matches and delivering. I'm not sure it's enough to win him this given the accolades of others but he's a joy to watch.

Finnegan

Finnegan

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Robben, probably. He's stood out for a very good Bayern side that deserve the recognition.

If anyone's going to topple Messi it should probably be him.

AKCJ

AKCJ

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Robben, probably. He's stood out for a very good Bayern side that deserve the recognition.

If anyone's going to topple Messi it should probably be him.

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Dan

Dan

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Both have had better years. Messi didn't turn up in too many of the CL games away from home for me. Nowhere to be seen at Milan or Bayern.

ScouseFox

ScouseFox

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Robben was Bayern's best player from what I saw and read and heard of them and they won everything. So hard to look elsewhere. Apart from Ribery who is basically an ugly Robben.

Miquel The Work Geordie

Miquel The Work Geordie

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Ibrahimovic is finally showing the consistency for club and country. He has always been ridiculously talented and has always scored a lot of goals but right now he is turning up in big matches and delivering. I'm not sure it's enough to win him this given the accolades of others but he's a joy to watch.

 

I think Ibra is definitely knocking on the Messi / Ronaldo bracket at the moment.

Finnegan

Finnegan

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I think Ibra is definitely knocking on the Messi / Ronaldo bracket at the moment.

Comfortably a better footballer than Ronaldo, just doesn't have the same athleticism.

AKCJ

AKCJ

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I think Ibra is definitely knocking on the Messi / Ronaldo bracket at the moment.

 

 

I think the fact that he's playing in a poorer league helps.

 

But you're right, his Champions League form has improved significantly. Don't think he'll get in the top 3, but he'll be in the top 5 IMO.

 

 

 I think if Bale's form had transferred to Madrid and Spurs qualified for the CL he'd be in the Messi/Ronaldo 2012 bracket for 2013.

 

Its been the most open Ballon d'Or since its birth.

Miquel The Work Geordie

Miquel The Work Geordie

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I think the fact that he's playing in a poorer league helps.

 

But you're right, his Champions League form has improved significantly. Don't think he'll get in the top 3, but he'll be in the top 5 IMO.

 

Spain is hardly competitive now, is it?

 

Messi and Ronaldo are both wonderful footballers but I feel their stats are often skewed by smashing in six against the divisions absolute rotters. La Liga is so imbalanced with how money is distributed and private TV deals to the point it's unbelievable.

AKCJ

AKCJ

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Spain is hardly competitive now, is it?

 

Messi and Ronaldo are both wonderful footballers but I feel their stats are often skewed by smashing in six against the divisions absolute rotters. La Liga is so imbalanced with how money is distributed and private TV deals to the point it's unbelievable.

 

 

Spain is infinitely more competitive than France though.

Pride_Of_The_Midlands

Pride_Of_The_Midlands

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Spain is infinitely more competitive than France though.

 

French champions:

 

2007-08: Lyon

2008-09: Bordeaux

2009-10: Marseille

2010-11: Lille

2011-12: Montpellier

2012-13: Paris Saint-Germain

 

6 different champions in 6 years.

 

Can't get much more competitive than that.

AKCJ

AKCJ

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French champions:

 

2007-08: Lyon

2008-09: Bordeaux

2009-10: Marseille

2010-11: Lille

2011-12: Montpellier

2012-13: Paris Saint-Germain

 

6 different champions in 6 years.

 

Can't get much more competitive than that.

 

Sorry, you've misunderstood what I was saying (my fault).

 

I'm saying that the lower reaches of the French division is shit in comparison to the lower reaches of the Spanish division.

 

 

 

However, although your point is relevant, right now nobody compares to PSG so it's not as competitive as you suggest.

Miquel The Work Geordie

Miquel The Work Geordie

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Sorry, you've misunderstood what I was saying (my fault).

 

I'm saying that the lower reaches of the French division is shit in comparison to the lower reaches of the Spanish division.

 

Really? Are Almeria (for example) miles better than Valenciennes or Sochaux?

Fox92

Fox92

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I love Schweinsteiger.

 

He just one of those players that makes the game look so easy. In a great Bayern side, where Robbery and Ribery beat players for fun, Schweinsteiger is the one that sits in that midfield, win the ball back and doesn't break sweat.

 

Watch the player, not the ball. I really do admire him.

Dan

Dan

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French champions:

 

2007-08: Lyon

2008-09: Bordeaux

2009-10: Marseille

2010-11: Lille

2011-12: Montpellier

2012-13: Paris Saint-Germain

 

6 different champions in 6 years.

 

Can't get much more competitive than that.

 

Realistic possibility of Monaco making it 7 in 7 as well.

 

 

I love Schweinsteiger.

 

He just one of those players that makes the game look so easy. In a great Bayern side, where Robbery and Ribery beat players for fun, Schweinsteiger is the one that sits in that midfield, win the ball back and doesn't break sweat.

 

Watch the player, not the ball. I really do admire him.

 

One of my favourite players also. Think he's often overlooked when people speak of the very best midfielders, I'd argue he's the best all-round midfielder on the planet. World class.

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