A glance back through the past winners of the Ballon d’Or highlights a clear pattern. Whenever a World Cup year comes around, the winner of the game’s most celebrated individual award is almost always, somewhat unsurprisingly, a significant figure at that year’s big tournament.
Xavi nah.
Bastian Schweinsteiger have been very good this tournement, but I hope Villa
Both Sneijder and Robben have been making merit since the beggining of the year.