Lionel Messi wins 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or

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karim4117d ago

Boohoo, what a big surprise

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SadeckJaffal4117d ago

who could have thought that messi will win it ?

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RGB4115d ago

Messi did really well to score 91 goals but what did he actually do in the big games? Didn't score in neither Clasico (league wise) and Ronaldo did! What did he do against Chelsea... nothing. What about for his nation? Hardly anything worth a damn!

He got a cup and that's it.

Ronaldo scored less but scored in the most important games. His Clasico goal gave Madrid a 7 point lead and probably killed Barca mindset. At that point Madrid had a 12 point lead and dropped points in 3 draws whilst Barca turned the screw, if Barca won it would of been 4 pts lead only and could of roced Madrid's confidence.

Ronaldo also played a massive part in Madrid's close defeat to FC Bayern. Oh well, well done but probably his least deserve Ballon d'Or.

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Snakefist304117d ago

Ballon d'Or has become a popularity contest!!!

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KingPin4117d ago

yip. its a mr congeniality award nothing more. who is more likable? ronaldo, no. he has it all and isnt shy to rub our faces in it. iniesta, we liked him last year. now messi, YAY.

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buddymagoo4117d ago

Joke that Ronaldo didn't win it. Messi was even shocked.

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karim4117d ago

Love how he didn't even mention Ronaldo in his acceptance speech..Messi didn't deserve it, Iniesta and Cristiano are more deserving

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Sahil4117d ago

why wud he do that? he's not his teammate or family or friend or whatever.

Ronaldo's Face though.. hahahahahahahaha

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Nes_Daze4117d ago

More deserving by your standards, it was a tight one but Messi won, end of story, and I do think he is the best player out there atm.

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KingPin4117d ago

i told you. fifa and uefa have a "dont give it to ronaldo" clause.

and the media builds up messi. funny, they say this was messi fourth consecutive ballon d'or. can someone explain to me how it can be consecutive when iniesta won it last year? or was iniestas one bread and butter and doesnt count? or has messi been able to change the definition of consecutive to 1,2,3 skip one, 4.

i'l admit messi is great, but to make the comparison look like ronaldo is not on his level is just unacceptable. but looking back, il compare this to formula one. where statistically michael schumacher is the best driver ever, but everyone who follows that sport will tell you ayrton senna was the best ever.

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krazykombatant4116d ago

Michael Schumacher wouldn't have won all of the those championships if senna were still alive ;]

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RGB4115d ago

KingPin and krazy - don't be stupid.

Schumacher out scored Senna in his first full F1 season.

Schumacher won both races before Senna's death in 1994.

Schumacher had the better car and was more technical and the most athletic F1 driver ever at the time.

Schumacher developed the car like no other driver before.

Schumacher didn't jump team when he couldn't win, he built the team and won again and again and again!

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asmith23064116d ago

Shocked? Not at all. I expected Messi to win it. Fair play to him.

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Sahil4117d ago

The best player EVER without a shadow.

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karim4117d ago

As other legends said, can't be best ever without winning the world cup

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Sahil4117d ago (Edited 4117d ago )

IMO

F**k the world cup ;)

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SadeckJaffal4117d ago

everyone says that all is missing messi to become a very big and amazing legend is the fifa World Cup

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KingPin4117d ago (Edited 4117d ago )

lmao karim, all messi fans hate that line.

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asmith23064116d ago (Edited 4116d ago )

That's such a rubbish argument and always was. Plenty of average/mediocre players have WC medals as well. Does that mean they are automatically considered world class players? Don't think so. Messi has more than most in history going for him... at the age of 25.

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OmniSlashPT4116d ago

He is 25, he can still participate in atleast 2 WC (at 27 and 31), and Argentina is getting stronger each year.

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BlmThug4116d ago

Your an idiot for disregarding the biggest cup in football. Without winning the world cup or even proving oneself on the international stage, one cannot be called the greatest EVER. I admit currently, Messi is the best player in the world but when compared to other greats, he falls short.

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krazykombatant4116d ago

Furthermore, to to be called the best ever he should win the WC at the very least more than once, or hell move to another league and be successful.

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Sahil4116d ago

He's the greatest player on earth, IMO

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Imalwaysright4116d ago

World Cup is only won with TEAM effort. This is an individual award. You could be the best football player in the world but if your team is crap you would never win the world cup. That however wouldnt change the fact that you would be the best in the world.

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RGB4115d ago

Nope, hasn't even won the South American national competition yet and then he needs to win a World Cup (for me at least twice).

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SadeckJaffal4117d ago

i think its unfair that messi get the ballon d'or , he just won with barcelonna the copa del rey unlike iniesta he won the euro cup plus he was the best player of it and ronaldo won la liga

so basically iniesta should get the ballon d'or

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krazykombatant4117d ago

Whilst messi is an incredible player in his own rights, what a bullshit excuse to give him the award.. He gets it for winning the copa del rey. Next year will be the same crap.

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KingPin4117d ago

every other player has to do the following 4 things to be considered for the ballon d'or
1) win all competitions they compete in simultaneously
2) be top goal scorer in all competitions the compete in
3) play all 90mins of all matches in all competitions.
4) most importantly, last but not least, this one is compulsory......you have to play for barcelona.
do 3 out of 4, tough sh!t for you son. you off that list.

all messi only has to win one trophy to get the ballon d'or.

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Nes_Daze4117d ago (Edited 4117d ago )

I seriously think you are so butthurt that you don't even know what you're saying. Messi outscored Ronaldo in CL and la liga last season, and maybe Messi raised the bar when he helped his team achieve 3 trophies in one season? So no, this is the tightest it has ever been between the two players, and Messi won, now if you're a fan of Ronaldo, Real Madrid, and United then obviously you'll have a problem with that.

Oh and btw your formula comparison is off, whether you like it or not it will be Messi who will be compared to other legends, Ronaldo will, unfortunately, be remembered as that "other" Ronaldo. After all, what Barca has done against Madrid in this decade will be remembered, and so will the player who scored 91 goals in one season.

@krazy, no he won it for outscoring Ronaldo, outstaging him, if Ronaldo had won the CL they would've had to give it to him no matter what.

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krazykombatant4116d ago

He outsocred him by what 4-6 goals pffftt. Considering how RM manage to run away with the title last year (which is what barca is doing this year). Plus managing to get on to the semis no only in the champions but in the Euro Cup I think that counts just the Copa del Rey. Furthermore, Ronaldo showed up just as much last season as messi so i don't get the "outstagging" bit.

Next season it will be messi again no matter if ronaldo and RM win Copa del Rey and Champions league, because of that one stat of 91 goals in a calendar year. We'll be here in a years time and be arguing how 91 goals trumps everything else.

I think both will be remembered with one another, Ronaldo has shown he can compete in separate leagues and dominate. Who ever can win a world cup once or hell even twice they are both young enough, then this argument should be finalized, otherwise they are pretty much even Steven in imo.

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RedDevils4116d ago

This say it all

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imtiyaz64117d ago

Both Ronaldo and Messi were brilliant last year and they both deserve it. Shame only one could win it. Anyways, wtf is Messi wearing?

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XboxInnovation4117d ago

They forgot to present Ronaldo with the Fifa fall on floor award

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p_bateman4116d ago

Messi greatest player ever.

lol at Ronaldo's face haha you will never win it.

he's still only 25 an has broken goal scoring records like it was nothing the guy is a beast and will only get better.

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OmniSlashPT4116d ago

People forget the capitans and managers of hundreds of countries voted for this award, not journalists, FIFA members or random internet trolls.

Even Messi admited it was not his best year because of the lack of team cups, but it was one of the best and most memorable individual years in the past decades. 91 goals? 50 goals in the league? More than 30 assists? winning games for himself? 1.3 goals/game ratio? that's just fucking ridiculous. Ronaldo played 76 games and score 60 goals. Messi played 73 and scored 91. wow

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karim4116d ago

Messi is a striker, Ronaldo is a winger? Ronaldo's record is quite unbelievable either for a player of his position

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XboxInnovation4111d ago

Enough already, Robaldo scores garbage tap in goals or penalties.

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karim4111d ago

You do realise Messi scored 20 or more penalties last year, right? Tap ins, seriously? Ronaldo's goals are mostly superb, enough fanboyism