
Khaleed ST
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🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo when asked once again and again about Messi: “I couldn’t care less about others... Mbappé also scored”.



My visibility is nowhere near that of the bigger accounts, which is why I occasionally boost my posts. If you want to challenge narratives and highlight uncomfortable truths, sometimes you have to be willing to pay a price. Now let me ask a simple question. Can a player score 0 goals at the World Cup, fail to win the Champions League, and still be crowned the best player in the world? In 2010, the answer was yes. Historically, Ballon d’Or winners were heavily influenced by success in the Champions League and major international tournaments. In a World Cup year, performances on football’s biggest stage usually carried enormous weight. Lionel Messi won the 2010 Ballon d’Or after scoring no goals at the World Cup. While Barcelona won La Liga, they were eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals by Inter Milan. Messi failing to score against 10 man Inter Milan for over 50 minutes at the Camp Nou. Meanwhile, Wesley Sneijder produced a year that seemed tailor-made for Ballon d’Or recognition. He won the Serie A title, Coppa Italia and Champions League with Inter Milan, led the Champions League in assists with 6, then scored 5 goals at the World Cup while helping the Netherlands reach the final. Diego Milito scored both goals in the Champions League final and was decisive throughout Inter’s treble-winning season. Andrés Iniesta scored the winning goal in the World Cup final. Most observers expected the award to go to one of those players. Instead, it went to Messi. The justification was individual brilliance. For many fans, however, 2010 felt like a shift in the criteria. Success in the biggest competitions appeared to matter less than it had for previous winners. That feeling did not disappear. In 2023, Erling Haaland won the treble with Manchester City, broke the Premier League scoring record and finished as the Champions League top scorer. Yet many suddenly argued that goals and trophies were not enough. This is why some fans believe the criteria often changes when Messi is involved. In 2010, trophies and major tournament performances seemed secondary to individual brilliance. In 2023, Haaland’s goals and trophies were downplayed. Today, goals are once again being heavily emphasized because Messi is scoring; there has been no talk on assists/pre assists at the on going World Cup. Whether you agree or disagree, 2010 remains one of the most controversial Ballon d’Or decisions ever. It is the year many began questioning whether the standards were being applied consistently. As José Mourinho once said: “If I have to win it this way, I would be ashamed.”















What opinion in football will end you like this?




Argentina without Messi is like Portugal with Ronaldo





















