Gareth Bale's age. Luka Modric finally broke the Messi and Ronaldo dominance in 2018 as he won the Ballon dOr. Not the flashiest player, Keanes game was never about scoring or creating goals his tough tackling, driving style made him the heartbeat of Uniteds side during his time at the club. Lionel Messi 2. In the years that followed, the Everton product would win multiple trophies and also become the all-time top goalscorer for both Manchester United and England. Juventus' Dusan Vlahovic made the shortlist after spending half his season at Fiorentina before moving to the Turin club in January. Robin van Persie (Arsenal and Manchester United), 10. 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The following players received no votes: Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Paulo Dybala, Diego Godin, Gonzalo Higuain, Iniesta, Koke, Hugo Lloris, Thomas Muller, Manuel Neuer, Sergio Ramos. ' . Los Blancos are without injured trio David Alaba . Gareth Bale is the only Brit in the running for this year's Ballon d'Or - but three Manchester City players are among five Premier League stars also in contention. Since its inauguration in 1956, the list of players who have won it reads like a whos who of the game. It has been dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in recent years, with the duo winning 11 of the 13 awards up for grabs since 2008 Luka Modric briefly broke their duopoly in 2018 before Benzema snatched the 2022 trophy. Scored 52 goals and made 9 assists. Kevin De Bruyne 7. Could it be Jorginho? [2], The deadline for voting was 15 November 2013. Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Atletico Madrid), 9. Do you think Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar were the top 3 players in 2015? He is 32 years old as of May 2022. Somehow though, the following 10 players all of whom were or are considered world class performers have never been named on the Ballon dOr podium. Gareth Bale a pris sa retraite il y a peu en laissant un got d'inachev malgr une carri LIONEL SCALONI - L'HOMME QUI A. Paul Pogba has come 15th in this year's Ballon D'Or award but Manchester United supporters are wondering when he will justify that ranking at Old Trafford. Luka Modri, who was integral to Croatia's surprise journey to the . Liverpools trio of Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk all placed in the top five of the Ballon dOr ranking in 2019 but they were all seen off by Lionel Messi who won his sixth award. He was 27 when . 2007. The 27-year-old has scored seven goals in 11 matches for his country this year as well as racking up plenty for his club. Somehow, hes never made the top three when it comes to the Ballon dOr. George Weah is still the only African player ever to have won the Ballon dOr, but thats not to say we havent seen a wealth of talent emerging from the continent over the last 20 years. Gareth Bale Real Madrid While not his best campaign with Real Madrid last season Bale still scored 16 goals for the club in just 26 games 20 starts. He has been relentlessly excellent. 2023 Minute Media - All rights reserved. The Croatian international lifted the UEFA Champions League title with Real Madrid and took his national team to the. David Beckham (Manchester United and Real Madrid), 5. The forward undoubtedly had some ups and downs during his time at Old Trafford, but his best seasons were outstanding. And while some legends of the game such as Andres Iniesta and Thierry Henry never won the award, they at least placed in the top 3 at some point. Lionel Messi has become the first current Paris Saint-Germain player to win the Ballon d'Or! The Welshman finished ahead of the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jamie Vardy, Get the latest Welsh Rugby news analysis and interviews. Manchester City's Bernardo Silva came in at joint 22nd with team-mate Phil Foden. Here is the complete top 20 of the best players in 2015: 1 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 41.33% 2 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 27.76% 3 Neymar (FC Barcelona) 7.86% 4 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 4.17% 5 Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona) 3.38% 6 Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) 2.21% 7 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) 1.97% 8 Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 1.33% 9 Andres Iniesta (FC Barcelona) 1.24% 10 Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 1.18% 11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) 1.13% 12 Yaya Toure (Manchester City) 0.89% 13 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 0.86% 14 Javier Mascherano (FC Barcelona) 0.79% 15 Paul Pogba (Juventus) 0.72% 16 Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) 0.65% 17 Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich) 0.58% 18 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) 0.47% 19 James Rodriguez (Real Madrid) 0.45% 20 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 0.40%, Gallery: FIFA Announce 2015 World Team Of The Year. Theodoros Zagorakis (AEK Athens and Bologna), 8. All of which make Bale a threat to knock Ronaldo off his perch as the alpha of Madrid. Sadio Mane (Liverpool - moved to Bayern Munich). Despite this, his incredible trophy haul 11 Premier League titles, 3 FA Cups and 2 Champions Leagues definitely marks him out as one of the best to never receive a top 3 finish in the award. These are the world's top 30 football . His 25 goals in 43 appearances for the Bernabeu outfit helped them claim second place in La Liga - one point behind Barcelona - and their eleventh Champions League title, Bale's second at the club. He's scored eight goals in his last four matches and has been Real Madrid's best player. What are the things likely counting against Bale in the voting for the award? A lack of silverware. That was enough to persuade Real Madrid to buy him for nearly twice the 45m fee that Monaco had paid Porto for him the year before, Injury meant the midfielder was not always available but he still featured enough for Bayern and Germany to serve as the smooth engine in their midfields as both teams enjoyed great success, The waifish winger spent 2014 wreaking havoc on opposing defences. A glance at Crespo's goals-per-game record in the Premier League suggests that the 'flop' tag is somewhat harsh in the Argentine's case: he netted 20 times in 49 Premier League outings. Top 10 Ballon D'or finishes: Mohamed Salah - 4* (2018,2019,2021,2022) Eden Hazard - 2 (2015,2019) Gareth Bale - 2 (2013,2016) Arjun Robben - 2 (2013,2014) *Salah would've definitely finished T10 in 2020 too but it was cancelled 17 Feb 2023 10:50:13 Over his career, Pirlo won a ludicrous amount of silverware, claiming the Scudetto on 6 occasions (twice with Milan, four times with Juventus), as well as two Champions League triumphs with Milan. Angel di Maria (Real Madrid and Manchester United), 3. Gareth Bale, in his most prolific year with Tottenham (26 goals, 24 computable for our study) and that pushed him definitely to the Bernabeu. Spains success in the 2010 World Cup as well as the 2008 and 2012 European Championships meant that their star players became widely recognised amongst the greats of their generation. His win meant that it was the first time since Kak in 2007 that a player other than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, ending the 10-year MessiRonaldo dominance. Able to influence matches from anywhere in midfield or across the front line, he has an uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time and to make the right decisions. The 2018 Ballon d'Or was the 63rd annual award ceremony recognising the best footballer in the world for 2018. He had been outstanding before that, serving as a ferocious one-man forward line for Atltico before moving to the Premier League and solving Chelseas striker problem, The Dutchman may hit the floor faster than a juiced-up disco dancer but he also uplifts matches in a way few others can. Joao Cancelo was joint 25th. Three-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo will have to take on Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bale for the Ballon d'Or. In our latest YouTube video, weve gone back over the last 10 Ballon dOr awards to figure out which African player picked up the most votes each year and how close they actually went to winning the award. He illuminated the tournament until he got injured, whereupon the hosts unravelled. Football has evolved through several stages, with some of the best attacking trios in football history. He produced one of the most clutch performances we have ever seen in a Champions League final and with his last kick of a ball in a Chelsea shirt, he won the Champions League against Bayern Munich. Nadine Angerer was announced as the Women's World Player of the Year recipient, while Jupp Heynckes claimed the World Coach of the Year for Men's Football, and Silvia Neid the World Coach of the Year for Women's Football. The PFA Players' Player of the Year for the second year running, it's clear that Kevin De Bruyne's peers see him in an elite light.He pulled the strings for Manchester City as they wrestled the Premier League title back to the Etihad, and that's always going to count for a lot in the Ballon d'Or vote. But in reality, his performances for Juventus in the preceding season should probably have pushed him up in the rankings. Messi has won the men's Ballon d'Or award a record seven times, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award five times. The race to win the Golden Ball is well and truly on, with the return of the Champions League having only intensified matters. Watch: He could do it all! Gen Zers first reaction to Samuel Etoo, Samuel Etoo was Africas best performing player that year. In 2013-2014 Toure had probably his greatest individual season as he scored 20 Premier League goals from midfield to help Manchester City reclaim their Premier League title. The likely thing holding the striker back? But the veteran defender, now 37, proved at Euro 2020. Had his France side won at Euro 2020, he'd have had this wrapped up. Despite his achievements, Gareth Bale has never made the top 3 in the Ballon d'Or When Gareth Bale moved to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a fee of somewhere around. However, this brilliant goalscorers talents shouldve been better recognised by the Ballon dOr at some point. New signing Antonio Rudiger, who had an impressive season for Chelsea last season, came joint 25th. 1x English League Cup winner. It promised to be a unique. The Leicester City winger won the PFA Players Player of the Year award and came seventh in the Ballon dOr with 20 points. Riyad Mahrez 10. He came fourth. Perhaps thats understandable given the incredible talents of his international teammates as well as Messi of course but its still a little disappointing that this great goalscorer didnt quite receive his due. In the Forbes list of the rich, Argentine Lionel Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy, Pepe and Gigi . Messi the first. Power rankings: Germans to the fore in 23-man Ballon d'Or shortlist Paul Doyle Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and six World Cup winners make the cut: Paul Doyle rates the contenders. [3][4][5] However, for the first time ever, on 20 November 2013, FIFA announced that voting was extended to 29 November 2013 after not receiving a response of enough eligible voters before the original deadline. With 12 goals to him name, Gareth Bale is only two goals away from Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fourth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. Lionel Messi won his third consecutive Ballon dOr in 2011, fending off Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi with 47% of the votes. Please logout and login again. Romelu Lukaku fired Inter to the Serie A title, ending Juventus' reign of dominance, and then earned himself a 97.5m move to Chelsea. Stacker compiled net worth data as well as life and career insights from the wealthiest soccer players in the world using Celebrity Net Worth and other sources. Bale scored two goals in the Champions League final for Real Madrid The Ballon d'Or award will be announced on December 3 Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale and Manchester City's. The truth is perhaps that a number of controversies a charge of racism in 2011 and 3 unsavoury incidents that saw him bite opposition players may have swayed voting. Since 1990, only two Italian players Roberto Baggio and Fabio Cannavaro have won the Ballon dOr. Insider Gives Positive Feedback On Pirates New Cameroonian, Polokwane Reclaim Top Spot, Bucs Loanee Sends Spurs Second, The DStv Premiership, live on Showmax Pro, An indepth look into a legend in David Beckham: Infamous. The Cameroon striker enjoyed his best season with Inter in 2010-11 as he scored 37 goals across all competitions before making his move to Russia later that year. Karim Benzema has broken Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messis dominance of the Ballon dOr after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League during the 2021/22 season. [15] The shortlist of candidates was announced on 29 October 2013,[1] with the three finalists (indicated in bold type) announced on 9 December 2013. He rejoined Manchester United in 2022. The Senegalese winger had his best goalscoring season with Liverpool in 2019 as he scored 26 goals in all competitions as Liverpool won the Champions League. Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot with 23 goals and he was the leagues best assister with 13 to his name. Since moving to Real, hes shown himself to be capable of absolute brilliance. 16/17. Join GOAL as our 12-month Ballon d'Or Power Rankings journey continues (Previous update: February 13, 2022. Messi's Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez and Neymar finished 4th and 5th respectively. READ:11 Premier League records that Liverpools Mo Salah has broken. Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich), 6. That left Argentinians aghast and Real players and fans shared that feeling when the Spaniards sold him to Manchester United, where he has been the outstanding player of the season so far, The Welshman wore the worlds most expensive player tag with casual elan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain), 4. Read:Messi, Neymar & CR7's Ballon d'Or Votes Revealed. Won the DFB-Pokal. The idea seems almost preposterous. If you don't receive an email, please check your spam or Promotions Tab and "move us" to your primary inbox! He shone at the World Cup until injury cut him down in the quarter-final. 21:23 Tom Blow. 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