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The longlist for the 2014 Ballon d'Or has been announced so we can now all argue over who was the best player in the world for calendar year 2014. The Nominees Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid/Chelsea) Thibaut Courtois (Atlético Madrid/Chelsea) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Ángel Di María (Real Madrid/Manchester United) Mario Götze (Bayern Munich) Eden Hazard (Chelsea) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG) Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich/Real Madrid) Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) Lionel Messi (Barcelona)  Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) Neymar (Barcelona) Paul Pogba (Juventus) Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) James Rodríguez (Monaco/Real Madrid) Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich) Yaya Touré (Manchester City) A few little stats for you: code:Anyway discuss who you think should win; whether having a good World Cup matters; whether winning trophies is important to personal awards; how the state of modern football if hosed when 4 clubs apparently have 19 of the world's best 23 players etc. Raffles fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 11:49
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Shawcross has been robbed of the nod again by big club bias
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Oct 28, 2014 12:27
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lol at the massive list and also it's absolutely the main man himself the leader of the whites Cristiano Ronaldo
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Oct 28, 2014 13:26
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tbp posted:lol at the massive list and also it's absolutely the main man himself the leader of the whites Cristiano Ronaldo My guess would be either Muller or Messi to win this year. Probably Muller.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:35
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captain of world cup winning side. simples.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:42
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why on earth is benzema on that list
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Oct 28, 2014 13:43
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Eau de MacGowan posted:why on earth is benzema on that list a star striker who won the CL and did good at the WC.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:50
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I think Ronaldo will win the Ballon d'Or and then he'll give Messi an RKO outta nowhere for all the 5s
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Oct 28, 2014 13:52
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Charlotte Hornets posted:a star striker who won the CL and did good at the WC. other people on his team who arent even strikers are better strikers than him
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Oct 28, 2014 13:52
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Eau de MacGowan posted:other people on his team who arent even strikers are better strikers than him That's why he probably won't win and hell, probably won't make the shortlist either
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Oct 28, 2014 13:53
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its almsot like this award is complete nonsense
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Oct 28, 2014 13:54
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Eau de MacGowan posted:its almsot like this award is complete nonsense Agreed, it should be over a regular season and not calendar year at least imo
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Oct 28, 2014 13:55
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Chrissy would be a lock only if he didn't play for a bit poo poo NT imo
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Oct 28, 2014 13:55
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if its not Ronaldo the whole thing is a sham, like when Sneijder didn't win it, and also when Suarez wasn't on the list this year, and also all the other times it was a retarded sham but i still care.
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Oct 28, 2014 13:57
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Lahm winning would be cool imo
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Oct 28, 2014 13:58
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Charlotte Hornets posted:Chrissy would be a lock only if he didn't get sponsored by the wrong brand FIFA only endorses Adidas players as Balon D'Or winners
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Oct 28, 2014 14:00
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Up the Philipp Lahms
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Oct 28, 2014 14:04
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I feel this year it's more likely than ever to be someone other than Ronnie or Messi. Would like to see a german lad win it, but in my heart of hearts I just can't convince myself Lahm was the best player in the world last year. Also I reckon Fabregas is a bit of an omission. Not surprised, but I will be if he's not on the list next year.
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Oct 28, 2014 14:07
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Raffles posted:I feel this year it's more likely than ever to be someone other than Ronnie or Messi. Would like to see a german lad win it, but in my heart of hearts I just can't convince myself Lahm was the best player in the world last year. If its not Messi it will be Muller because he won the world cup and is sponsored by adidas
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Oct 28, 2014 14:09
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i'd loving love big tommy to win it
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Oct 28, 2014 14:10
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Raffles posted:Also I reckon Fabregas is a bit of an omission. Not surprised, but I will be if he's not on the list next year. Spain were loving poo poo at the world cup and he didn't have a very good season for Barca
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Oct 28, 2014 14:11
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TelekineticBear! posted:i'd loving love big tommy to win it 
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Oct 28, 2014 14:11
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neuer is by far the best german player, das kind ist unmenschlich
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Oct 28, 2014 14:11
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Jose posted:Spain were loving poo poo at the world cup and he didn't have a very good season for Barca He was pretty good for Barca last season imo. Certainly better than Iniesta anyway. Someone post the Muller dancing gif so I can put it in the op
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Oct 28, 2014 14:13
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Eau de MacGowan posted:neuer is by far the best german player, das kind ist unmenschlich I'd look forward to a goalkeeper winning it edit: and let's face it, if this were a schoolyard and you were a popular kid instead of a pathetic nerd, Neuer would be the first dude you'd pick for your team dex_sda fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 14:15
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Eau de MacGowan posted:neuer is by far the best german player, das kind ist unmenschlich Good shout, probably deserves a spot in the top 3 but yeah it's going to be CRon for scoring All The Goals.
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Oct 28, 2014 14:21
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Simeone should definitely win the manager award
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Oct 28, 2014 14:22
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Make a cool and good XI out of that list. Probably need to play Bale at LB because apparently the only good defenders this year are Ramos, Lahm (sometimes) and Mascherano (does he still play CB? Madness.)
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Oct 28, 2014 14:24
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Ronaldo will win it.
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Oct 28, 2014 14:44
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Best Manager: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid), Antonio Conte (Juventus), Pep Guardiola (Bayern), Jürgen Klinsmann (USA), Joachim Löw (Germanya), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea), Manuel Pellegrini (Manchester City), Alejandro Sabella (Argentina), Diego Simeone (Atletico), Louis van Gaal (Holland/Manchester United). Charlotte Hornets fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Oct 28, 2014 15:04
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Van Gaal is just as absurd
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Oct 28, 2014 15:20
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I see no Brendan Rodgers there.
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Oct 28, 2014 15:25
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It will be Ronald. The only other people who should be considered are Neuer and Muller.
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Oct 28, 2014 15:25
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Charlotte Hornets posted:I see no Brendan Rodgers there. It's a conspiracy led by the Man Utd Red Devils and the FA against Liverpool.
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Oct 28, 2014 15:26
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Ronald didn't celebrate out of respect for the fans
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Oct 28, 2014 15:28
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blue footed boobie posted:It will be Ronald. The only other people who should be considered are Neuer and Muller.
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Oct 28, 2014 15:30
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Tony Pulis took Crystal palace from the gutter to the stars but no, give it to some over hyped skinny tie wearing fraud,
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Oct 28, 2014 15:36
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Rodgers is a loving clown and he still deserves it over that fat loving dutch fraud van gaal
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Oct 28, 2014 15:43
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Bit of a shame for Luis Suarez as he scored loads of goals in a proper league, singlehandedly beat a very strong England team in the World Cup and probably would have got about 20 goals in the wasteman league that is La Liga by now, if he hadn't bit that Italian fella on the shoulder.
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Oct 28, 2014 15:45
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Raffles posted:Bit of a shame for Luis Suarez as he scored loads of goals in a proper league, singlehandedly beat a very strong England team in the World Cup and probably would have got about 20 goals in the wasteman league that is La Liga by now, if he hadn't bit that Italian fella on the shoulder. And hell, he didn't even really bite him, he tripped and accidentally fell into him teeth first which was just plain bad luck
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Oct 28, 2014 15:56
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