The Argentina international has become the first player in history to win the prestigious prize four years in succession
Lionel Messi has won the 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or ahead of Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta.
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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.
Ronaldo's Face though.. hahahahahahahaha
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.
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!
F**k the world cup ;)
so basically iniesta should get 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.
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.
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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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.
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