Ballon d'Or

These are the favorites in my view. But the official list of finalists is as follows:

Xabi Alonso (Spain), Daniel Alves (Brazil), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Diego Forlan (Uruguay), Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Julio Cesar (Brazil), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Maicon (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Muller (Germany), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Carles Puyol (Spain), Arjen Robben (Holland), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Holland), David Villa (Spain) and Xavi (Spain).

Sneijder shouldn't be anywhere near it, most overrated player in the world right now.

I'd pick Messi.

Messi will win it.

Apologies for the spelling fail

Bergkamp wrote:Baloon d'Or

Messi will win it.

Exactly my thinking

But yeah, Messi or Ronaldo.

Sneijder is overrated.

I actually doubled my money and mispelled it in both places. Double down fail by me

Leonal Messi will win. I noticed no English players...yet again.

I'm gonna bite my fist here and say this, if Puyol can get on to the shortlist, Cashley should be on it.

Yea. Thought Rooney might have been able to sneak in but the last few months for him have been so bad. He didn't keep it up long enough.

menalawyerguy wrote:Yea. Thought Rooney might have been able to sneak in but the last few months for him have been so bad. He didn't keep it up long enough.

From January to April he was arguably the best player in the world. But after having an abysmal World Cup he really has struggled to get his form back.

Like Mal, I've gotta say it. If Gyan's there, where's Rooney?

Fair point that WC onwards he couldn't regain his form though.

Bergkamp wrote:I'm gonna bite my fist here and say this, if Puyol can get on to the shortlist, Cashley should be on it.

In my opinion cashley is the best leftback if not full back in the world

mouseboy11 wrote:

Bergkamp wrote:I'm gonna bite my fist here and say this, if Puyol can get on to the shortlist, Cashley should be on it.

In my opinion cashley is the best leftback if not full back in the world

Yeah but I hate the cunt. Quality player but I wouldn't mind if he got shot in the eye, his personality is everything that's wrong with a modern day footballer.

Yeah im surprised Cashley isn't in there, they probably left him out 'cos hes such a tit.

Bergkamp wrote:
Yeah but I hate the cunt. Quality player but I wouldn't mind if he got shot in the eye, his personality is everything that's wrong with a modern day footballer.

This

Give me Evra any day

Uefa president Michel Platini believes goal-line technology would lead to "Playstation football".

I doubt that Michel, Playstation football isn't that realistic; it doesn't yet include deliberate hand balls, players walking out of training, or a "play like spastics" mode for the France team.

The-Reporter wrote:Uefa president Michel Platini believes goal-line technology would lead to "Playstation football".

I doubt that Michel, Playstation football isn't that realistic; it doesn't yet include deliberate hand balls, players walking out of training, or a "play like spastics" mode for the France team.

I think you've got the wrong thread mate.

But still, is this Michel Platini for real?

JMB_94 wrote:

The-Reporter wrote:Uefa president Michel Platini believes goal-line technology would lead to "Playstation football".

I doubt that Michel, Playstation football isn't that realistic; it doesn't yet include deliberate hand balls, players walking out of training, or a "play like spastics" mode for the France team.

I think you've got the wrong thread mate.

But still, is this Michel Platini for real?

I have a claim to fame you know...

I used to be the world's youngest person.

The-Reporter wrote:

JMB_94 wrote:

The-Reporter wrote:Uefa president Michel Platini believes goal-line technology would lead to "Playstation football".

I doubt that Michel, Playstation football isn't that realistic; it doesn't yet include deliberate hand balls, players walking out of training, or a "play like spastics" mode for the France team.

I think you've got the wrong thread mate.

But still, is this Michel Platini for real?

I have a claim to fame you know...

I used to be the world's youngest person.

The-Reporter wrote:

JMB_94 wrote:

The-Reporter wrote:Uefa president Michel Platini believes goal-line technology would lead to "Playstation football".

I doubt that Michel, Playstation football isn't that realistic; it doesn't yet include deliberate hand balls, players walking out of training, or a "play like spastics" mode for the France team.

I think you've got the wrong thread mate.

But still, is this Michel Platini for real?

I have a claim to fame you know...

I used to be the world's youngest person.

Everybody gets 0.15 seconds of fame.

It has to be Messi

This list is blatantly based on the WC onwards.

If it was the whole of 2010 then Ashley Cole should be there.

If Gyan is there then Rooney should deffo be there.

Possibly Lampard, he was quality at the end of last season.

And Bale has been good in 2010

Only reason Cole ain't there is probably because of his Ankle injury which made him miss most of the second half of last season

Klose shouldn't be there. Had a good World Cup but was shit for Bayern Munich

Messi, duh.

forestfcfan wrote:Klose shouldn't be there. Had a good World Cup but was shit for Bayern Munich

he couldn't buy a goal for bayern!

Well Cristiano Ronaldo definitely won't be winning it so that really only leaves Lionel Messi, unless they feel the need to give it to Sneijder since he was the main star for the treble winning Inter team.

I think Mourinho is also a lock to get World Manager of the Year also.

Milito

Personally I would love to see Arjen Robben win the award because I think of all the players mentioned on the list aside from Cesc Fabregas he meant the most to his respective team during he season.

Sneijder, UNDER-RATED in my oppinion. If it was not for him Holland would not be world cup finalist and Inter probably would not have won the champions league.

Exactly how Gyan and Klose are there whilst the likes of Lampard and Lucio are not is beyond me.