Messi wins 8th Ballon d'or

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Amazing that he has been so good for so long. I already miss him playing in Europe, but hopefully he'll play MLS for many years.

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4:54p, 10/30/23

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Haaland deserved it in a runaway. I guess all those PKs in the WC (even the missed one) meant more than 52 goals and the treble. Soccer remains the most laughable and corrupt sport on the planet.

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In reply to LouisHerbertWong • 5:45p, 10/30/23

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AustinAg2012 said:
Haaland deserved it in a runaway. I guess all those PKs in the WC (even the missed one) meant more than 52 goals and the treble. Soccer remains the most laughable and corrupt sport on the planet.

The World Cup is disproportionately weighted in determining these types of awards.

I bet you can guess who won the Yashin Trophy which is given to the best goalkeeper. And I also bet that he wouldn't even make the top 5 of your ranking of the best GK in the world.

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In reply to concac • 6:33p, 10/30/23

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Yep. Huge weight given to international play and also to offensive players.

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In reply to LouisHerbertWong • 7:15p, 10/30/23

I don't disagree with you - Haaland had an amazing year. This one feels more like a lifetime achievement award, especially with the WC win. Doubt Messi wins another one.

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In reply to concac • 9:45p, 10/30/23

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This isn't the work of a world's best keeper? COYG

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11:06p, 10/30/23

MLS Superstar wins Ballon d'or.

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6:48a, 10/31/23

Right or wrong, Haaland is going to get dinged ever so slightly by his style of play (he's not your OG Ronaldo type of forward). But I'm certain he'll win his fair share and probably very soon.

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3:35p, 10/31/23

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Can we focus on the real news story... Aitana Bonmati. Yes please!

Messi won the world cup. Haaland won the Champions League. She won them both.

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In reply to LouisHerbertWong • 5:42p, 10/31/23

AustinAg2012 said:
Haaland deserved it in a runaway. I guess all those PKs in the WC (even the missed one) meant more than 52 goals and the treble. Soccer remains the most laughable and corrupt sport on the planet.

Haaland and Mbappe are awesome and will be battling for this trophy for years. Messi definitely deserved to be in the mix, and he was dominant in the World Cup. To imply that he only contributed penalty kicks is laughable.

As far as corruption, what was corrupt about Messi's win? Corruption thrives in soccer, but I don't see corruption in this.

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7:00p, 12/5/23

And this.

Leo Messi has been named @TIME's 2023 Athlete of the Year 👑 pic.twitter.com/gldS9XKJG7
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 5, 2023

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9:18a, 12/6/23

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The Ballon d'Or lost all credibility when they canceled it in 2020 because Ligue 1 decided not to play, and then they gave it to Messi again in 2021 instead of Robert Lewandowski who was absolutely the clear best player for 2020 and 2021. I no longer give any credence to it.

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