tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post6726389714547210310..comments2024-03-17T23:33:54.394-07:00Comments on Soccer Nostalgia: Debate Topic, Part Foursp1873http://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-21211831242444972132013-12-07T11:20:35.586-08:002013-12-07T11:20:35.586-08:00The hat trick vs Sweden might do the trick, though...The hat trick vs Sweden might do the trick, though beckenbauer and rummenigge have been extensively lobbying for riberysp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-34303141557094175502013-12-07T10:58:07.185-08:002013-12-07T10:58:07.185-08:00ronaldo, this year...ronaldo, this year...brazvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180072214958239030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-34412415995237154032013-12-04T12:24:40.207-08:002013-12-04T12:24:40.207-08:00le beau Paolo Rossi
http://www.horreursmusicales.f...le beau Paolo Rossi<br />http://www.horreursmusicales.fr/seriealkillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767148244933657170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-44198522745379656142013-11-27T08:57:49.694-08:002013-11-27T08:57:49.694-08:00I may be wrong about this but I think Platini in 1...I may be wrong about this but I think Platini in 1984 was the most undisputed winner, he received 128 out of total 130 pointssp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-91455836352141834072013-11-27T08:27:24.316-08:002013-11-27T08:27:24.316-08:00There was some controversy when cannavaro won beca...There was some controversy when cannavaro won because he was defender, which is strange because the same people also for years claimed that defensive players were unjustly overlookedsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-73524534243006006132013-11-27T08:24:23.302-08:002013-11-27T08:24:23.302-08:00Savicevic also claimed that he deserved the 1991 a...Savicevic also claimed that he deserved the 1991 award because papin had only won the French league whereas he had won the champions cupsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-82414907244420185422013-11-27T08:23:05.783-08:002013-11-27T08:23:05.783-08:00I seem to remember that in 1966 bobby charlton won...I seem to remember that in 1966 bobby charlton won with a single point over eusebiosp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-47901244320693625812013-11-27T08:21:31.641-08:002013-11-27T08:21:31.641-08:00Another interesting thing is in 1996 when sammer w...Another interesting thing is in 1996 when sammer won, Ronaldo had actually received more first place votes, but sammer had more points in totalsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-9653647167133483052013-11-27T04:51:16.689-08:002013-11-27T04:51:16.689-08:00Yes, Raul should appear in the honour roll. And In...Yes, Raul should appear in the honour roll. And Iniesta of course. Cantona.. well, he never won european silverware (did he?) and didn't play a good tournament with France. Zidane deserved at least 2 'ballons', he dominated the game, as Ronaldo did, in the decade 97-2006.Simone Odinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456415405405055172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-16857856956932796012013-11-26T08:25:38.927-08:002013-11-26T08:25:38.927-08:00Of messi's 4 awards, I was very surprised for ...Of messi's 4 awards, I was very surprised for the 2010 award because he did not have a good world cup, for Xavi or iniesta not to win after winning the World Cup was a surprise to mesp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-72839905233157146142013-11-26T08:23:30.574-08:002013-11-26T08:23:30.574-08:00Cantona claimed that if france had qualified for 1...Cantona claimed that if france had qualified for 1994 wc, he would have won the 1993 awardsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-21915413043526520992013-11-26T08:22:33.066-08:002013-11-26T08:22:33.066-08:00Raul probably deserved one somewhere along the way...Raul probably deserved one somewhere along the way as did Maldini and baresisp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-2572919012674402312013-11-26T08:18:50.109-08:002013-11-26T08:18:50.109-08:00Zidane is an interesting case , he won in 1998 af...Zidane is an interesting case , he won in 1998 after scoring two goals in the wc final even though he had an overall unsatisfactory tournament, he probably deserved it more in 2000 but lost to Figo after the two sending offs in the champions league in the fallsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-85550233475122577652013-11-26T08:16:04.668-08:002013-11-26T08:16:04.668-08:00Interesting thing about belanov is that he did not...Interesting thing about belanov is that he did not even win the soviet player of the year , Zavarov won it that year. I would have voted for lineker, you have to remember there was a lot of media hype about lobanovsky's dinamo Kiev playing the football of year 2000 and belanov had a good world cupsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-77003400326827444562013-11-26T08:16:01.027-08:002013-11-26T08:16:01.027-08:00Interesting thing about belanov is that he did not...Interesting thing about belanov is that he did not even win the soviet player of the year , Zavarov won it that year. I would have voted for lineker, you have to remember there was a lot of media hype about lobanovsky's dinamo Kiev playing the football of year 2000 and belanov had a good world cupsp1873https://www.blogger.com/profile/16069718565337417648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017254390576943441.post-44971078640312456372013-11-26T04:01:00.532-08:002013-11-26T04:01:00.532-08:00Interesting topic. Igor Belanov's golden ball ...Interesting topic. Igor Belanov's golden ball (1986) was very disputed, at least in Italy. He reportedly played an amazing match against France in october (you posted the magazines report in one of your older post) and this seems to have influenced some voters. I would have voted Butragueno that year, or Lineker.<br />Gullit's award (1987) came a bit early, but his overall career later proved he deserved it. Rossi (1982) dominated the world cup but basically played at world class level for 5-6 matches in that year (I seem to remember only a fine champions' cup game vs. Standard Liege).<br />Van Basten... well, a player like him deserved at least 3 "ballon"s! Hristo won in 1994, in a year where he was not as brilliant.<br /><br />What are the EUROPEAN players that, in your opinion, deserved a Ballon and never won? The firsts that come to mind: Lineker, Maldini, Zoff, Iniesta.. maybe also Banks... what if Italy won in '90, or England? We most surely would have Schillaci or Gascoigne in the list.<br />Also, in retrospect and for his overall career, Buffon deserved more than Cannavaro in '06.Simone Odinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03456415405405055172noreply@blogger.com