Ballon d'Or 2013

Ibra took the Puskas. I would have given it to Wilshere's goal against Norwich.
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Don't know why all the Puskas nominees were long range shots. There were much better goals in the past year.
 
member2204 said:
Outside of the cut-off date.
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Don't think so:

2013

The following list includes the nominees for the 2013 award. Voting is possible through the FIFA.com website until 9 December 2013, after a second voting round will be held between the top three goals from the first round. The award to the winning goal from the second round will be presented on 13 January 2014.
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Wilshere's goal was in October.
 
Randhir said:
Don't think so:

2013
The following list includes the nominees for the 2013 award. Voting is possible through the FIFA.com website until 9 December 2013, after a second voting round will be held between the top three goals from the first round. The award to the winning goal from the second round will be presented on 13 January 2014.

Wilshere's goal was in October.
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"The Award rewards the best goal scored between the dates of 1 November 2012 and 2 October
2013 (inclusively), without distinction of championship, gender or nationality. "

FIFA.com
 
member2204 said:
"The Award rewards the best goal scored between the dates of 1 November 2012 and 2 October
2013 (inclusively), without distinction of championship, gender or nationality. "

FIFA.com
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Ah okay, thanks. That goal was so good it should win this year and next year.
 
Randhir said:
Ah okay, thanks. That goal was so good it should win this year and next year.
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Was it good though? The ball hits bounces off a defender (bad pass) into an attacker, which makes it more of a lucky goal IMHO.
 
efitol said:
Was it good though? The ball hits bounces off a defender (bad pass) into an attacker, which makes it more of a lucky goal IMHO.
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That makes it better imo. They lost control of the ball but still managed to adapt. Also, the finish is sublime.
 
Tiote's goal was the best for me. We'll maybe not the goal it self, but the look on Alan Pardew face was pretty spectacular.

:D
 
Maverick Jester said:
What about Suarez vs Norwich?

Speaking of Suarez, it's a shame that he hasn't made the world XI...
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No doubt his history is hurting him when it comes to footballing accolades, but at the present rate if he doesn't make it next year then it will be a travesty.
 
No one could ever accuse Cristiano Ronaldo of ignorance as to the correct side on which to apply (fat-free) butter to (carb-free) bread; not only did he omit Lionel Messi from his voting paper for the Ballon d'Or, but Franck Ribéry too. And he also found space to brandish the Vs at his club manager, Carlo Ancelotti, giving his third-place vote to Mesut Özil, who was nominated by 14 voters – 14 more than nominated Isco.

Of course, Messi was not to be outdone, not only ignoring Ronaldo and Ribéry, but voting for three Barcelona team-mates – Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar – two of whom endured their worst seasons for some time.

Samuel Eto'o felt a season of personal underachievement and collective failure sufficient to earn his former team-mate Yaya Touré his first-placed vote, and in third, behind Lionel Messi, came his current team-mate Eden Hazard, his all-round contribution sufficient to override the 44 more goals scored by Ronaldo.

By virtue either of curious coincidence or inside information, the Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski gave his third-place vote to Robert Lewandowski, his team-mate at club and international level. Luckily their coach, Adam Nawalka, saw this for the arrant nonsense that it is, and placed Lewandowski in his rightful top position.

Luis Suárez may have missed a fifth of his year's games with suspension, but his performances in the remaining fractions were enough to convince Martin Skrtel – voting in his capacity as captain of Slovakia – that he deserved the accolade of the world's best player in the period. Steven Gerrard, on the other hand, evidenced the kind of crushing disloyalty that can force men to contemplate the horror of solitary strolling, deeming him worthy of a mere third place.

Diego Lugano, the captain of Uruguay, considered the Uruguayan Luis Suárez to be the most deserving recipient of the award, and the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani to be the second most deserving recipient of the award. Cavani has forged a strong reputation as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's straight man at PSG.

After a period of careful contemplation, Vicente del Bosque, the Spain coach, determined the world's best player in the calendar year 2013 to be Xavi. Second on his list was Andrés Iniesta, just edging out King Juan Carlos.

Perhaps because people are biased towards attackers, perhaps because we are enjoying a golden era of attacking brilliance and defensive incompetence, and perhaps because of both, of 1,623 votes cast, only 27 went to non-attacking players. Philipp Lahm was mentioned 19 times, Thiago Silva four times and Manuel Neuer twice – one of those by his French counterpart, Hugo Lloris.

The media do not appear to be much taken with Ronaldo. Of the 173 votes cast by its members, Ribéry received 80 first places, Ronaldo just 48.

Only two other Premier League players received votes. Yaya Touré was mentioned by 22 voters – 16 of them African and two of them Ivorian – and Robin van Persie by 39. Gareth Bale was nominated 25 times.
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Ballon d'Or: the full vote breakdown of Ronaldo, Messi and all the nominees
 
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