Modric deserved it for his career and for carrying Croatia to a world cup final. Only Cristiano getting a Balon d’Or in that STACKED Real Madrid squad that won five UCLs would have been a travesty. I sincerely don’t get why Reddit is so annoyed by Modric getting a Balon d’Or, seems to be a “stats” thing.
It was the greatest media campaign. People were so pissed xavi and iniesta never got one and there was this campaign for anyone not Messi or Ronaldo, it was like a gift to prove it wasn’t only for attackers
Clearest example of the strength of Madrid PR we have. That was 100% Cristiano’s Balon to win, yet the moment he left Madrid suddenly next best got propped up and ended up getting it against all odds.
I still don’t know how Modric won the 2018 Ballon D’or. He was not the best player in the world that year lol.
Modric deserved it for his career and for carrying Croatia to a world cup final. Only Cristiano getting a Balon d’Or in that STACKED Real Madrid squad that won five UCLs would have been a travesty. I sincerely don’t get why Reddit is so annoyed by Modric getting a Balon d’Or, seems to be a “stats” thing.
Ronaldo would’ve won it if he didn’t ask to leave Madrid lol
Perez too strong
And Messi in 2010. Iniesta Xavi or Sneijder deserved that
Lifetime Achievement Award
It was the greatest media campaign. People were so pissed xavi and iniesta never got one and there was this campaign for anyone not Messi or Ronaldo, it was like a gift to prove it wasn’t only for attackers
Bullshit lmao 🤣.
At worst Modric was top 5 in World Cup.
Same with CL. Best midfielder in CL.
As many have joked before, “the Ballon D’or is won by Florentino, not by the players”.
He wasn’t even best player in his team.
That’s bullshit now.
He was one of the best though. People underestimate his performance in the WC imo, especially in these comments
French vote was split between Mbappé, Griezmann and someone else. On top of that, voter fatigue and World Cup
Ronaldo 100% wins it if he doesn’t ask to leave madrid. He was insane that year.
Clearest example of the strength of Madrid PR we have. That was 100% Cristiano’s Balon to win, yet the moment he left Madrid suddenly next best got propped up and ended up getting it against all odds.
He won the CL and carried Croatia to a world cup final
Modric won it by a big margin. He would’ve won it regardless.
753 points for Modric
478 points for Ronaldo
Except he was awful in the first half of the season. Paulinho outscored him up until Christmas lol.
It wasnt based on season, but on calendae year.
that just puts that absurd comeback in the second half he had in perspective.
Well it’s a good thing the first half doesn’t count towards the 2018 B’Dor lol.
Neither was Messi this year and he’ll probably win it as well
Was indisputably the best player in world Cup and he did actually won the world Cup not the runner up medal