Messi or Ronaldo?
The winner of this year’s Ballon d'Or is widely expected to
be one of these two players but some has been touting a new name for football’s
most coveted individual award; German keeper Manuel Neuer.
Widely considered the best keeper in the world, if not in
his generation, Manuel Neuer won the Golden Glove (for best keeper) in the
World Cup which Germany won. He is quick, agile, brave, confident and has good
concentration. He was the main reason Germany won in Brazil.
Unfortunately he has no chance to win the Ballon d'Or.
He may be the best player in the world but he will not win
and it is not just because of the regular bias for forwards. He won’t win
because the Ballon d'Or is no longer about the best football player in the
world; it is for the most popular football player in the world.
In a segment on the Ballon d'Or, CNN actually used Messi’s
and Ronaldo’s Facebook hits as an indication on who would win the award! What
does Facebook hits has to do with being the best player on the field? Totally
nothing! However CNN is right in that popularity and name-recognition are now
of vital importance in winning awards, so Facebook actually do matter nowadays.
It’s an indication of how popular Messi and Ronaldo are.
In my view, this is ridiculous but there it is. Manuel Neuer
would have my vote because he is the best player in the world in 2014, but I
don’t expect him to win the Ballon d'Or. He’s not popular enough.
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