Ballon D'Or Nominations 2018

[nine nine nineModerator Karma: 545 pts]

First 15 nominees released 15 more to be released :

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Alisson (Liverpool), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Edinson Cavani (PSG), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Isco (Real Madrid), Harry Kane (Tottenham), N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)

Lionel Messi expected to be on shortlist

Mohamed Salah also likely to be on final short list.

• This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by  nine nine nine.

[nine nine nineModerator Karma: 545 pts]

The final short list all great players.

Position Country Club
Sergio Aguero Forward Argentina Manchester City
Alisson Goalkeeper Brazil Liverpool
Gareth Bale Forward Wales Real Madrid
Karim Benzema Forward France Real Madrid
Kevin de Bruyne Midfielder Belgium Manchester City
Edinson Cavani Forward Uruguay Paris St-Germain
Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper Belgium Real Madrid
Roberto Firmino Forward Brazil Liverpool
Diego Godin Defender Uruguay Atletico Madrid
Antoine Griezmann Forward France Atletico Madrid
Eden Hazard Forward Belgium Chelsea
Isco Midfielder Spain Real Madrid
Harry Kane Forward England Tottenham
N’Golo Kante Midfielder France Chelsea
Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper France Tottenham
Mario Mandzukic Forward Croatia Juventus
Sadio Mane Forward Senegal Liverpool
Marcelo Defender Brazil Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe Forward France Paris St-Germain
Lionel Messi Forward Argentina Barcelona
Luka Modric Midfielder Croatia Real Madrid
Neymar Forward Brazil Paris St-Germain
Jan Oblak Goalkeeper Slovenia Atletico Madrid
Paul Pogba Midfielder France Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo Forward Portugal Juventus
Ivan Rakitic Midfielder Croatia Barcelona
Sergio Ramos Defender Spain Real Madrid
Mohammed Salah Midfielder Egypt Liverpool
Luis Suarez Forward Uruguay Barcelona

[nine nine nineModerator Karma: 545 pts]

Modric wins Balon d’Or 2018. Well deserved imo

[EditorKeymaster Karma: 246 pts]

Very well deserved. What a shame though that the female winner was asked to twerk on stage, in 2018!

[Anonymous Karma: 102 pts]

Fantastic player, always a joy to watch.

[sean the sailorParticipant Karma: 147 pts]

Great player. Fully deserved

Ronaldo and Messi are just super stars and two of the best players the works had ever seen

Ronaldo is supposed to be one of the most professional players at any clubs he’s been at and always the best trainer.

Messi doesnt go down easily. Humble kind of guy etc

Then you have Neymar who will never ever hit the heights of these two because of his attitude. His behavior is a disgrace. Last week trying to wind up the crowd and didn’t see a pass played to him as he had his back turned.the way he plays for Brazil is shocking. All about him

I would have whipped him off. Love watching Ronaldo, Messi, bake, Modric etc

Can’t stabd watching him and I really don’t think he’s all that great compared to other players

• This reply was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by  sean the sailor.

[srd79Participant Karma: 33 pts]

Fully deserved that Modric won.

He was great at the WC. Truly instrumental for a very good Croatia. In comparison Ronaldo turned it on against Spain but didn’t do much more than that. And Messi did next to nothing in a (on paper) very good Argentina side.
Modric also delivered in the CL as well.

Also nice to see a player that usually operates further down the field winning a big individual award. I think that The Balon D’Or usually looks a bit like a popularity contest and not much more which is a shame.
Would Messi have been able to shine so bright at Barcelona without Busquest, Pique, Puyol etc. to do the defensive work so well? Would Ronaldo without Modic, Ramos etc.? Of course not. So great to see Modric win. He deserved it, but it’s also a good thing for football as such to see someone other than Ronaldo and Messi win it.

[Chucky McChuckfaceParticipant Karma: 314 pts]

MADE IN NORFF LONDON!!!

[srd79Participant Karma: 33 pts]

Yes. He. Was. 😀

• This reply was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by  srd79.

[maverick1973Participant Karma: 336 pts]

MADE IN NORFF LONDON!!!

[maverick1973Participant Karma: 336 pts]

Only 20 years go,and now this.Fully deserved imho!

[maverick1973Participant Karma: 336 pts]

One of the most underrated players in a generation!

[AdlabParticipant Karma: 158 pts]

I had no idea what a twerk was. She should have slapped his face. Looked like she could.

[maverick1973Participant Karma: 336 pts]

Adlab-Come on pal,do keep up.We twerk all the time!

[Chucky McChuckfaceParticipant Karma: 314 pts]

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