The Ballon d’Or or Golden Ball, (which sounds equally
dodgy), has been decided, and yet again it is wee Lionel Messi. I can
understand the frustration from soccer purists regarding this decision. Ultimately
if one were to gauge-in sporting merit with individual accomplishment, (as
certainly was the case in 2006 when Fabbio Cannavaro was awarded the trophy), then
there are other candidates.
However it isn’t measured that way. And if the truth be told, it is hard to
see anyone at present being even close to the Argentinian dive-baller’s level.
Not even close. Still, as I am in the bah humbug mood, I’d like to point out
that rather than Cristiano (who already has one, FFS!) or Xavi and Iniesta (who
have only won more things than Messi), there is one person I have always felt,
missed out on the trophy, and he certainly merited it more than the erstwhile
Italian World Cup winning captain, Samuel Eto’o Fils. A chap whose
contributions to FC Barcelona are progressively being erased.
Such is the 5’ attention span of modernity, I guess.
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