Here we show you the probable Ballon dÓr winners if the two GOATs didn’t exist
Can you guess who out of the two GOATs won the prestigious Ballon dÓr in 2015? We have gathered information on some of the best players in the world, that is, their all time award winning stats.
This article will tell you about the probable Ballon dÓr winners if the two GOATs, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, didn’t exist.
Probable Ballon dÓr Winners
- 2011 – Xavi
- 2012 – Andres Iniesta
- 2013 – Franck Ribery
- 2014 – Manuel Neuer
- 2015 – Neymar
- 2016 – Antoine Griezmann
- 2017 – Neymar
- 2018 – Luka Modric
- 2019 – Virgil Van Dijk
- 2021 – Robert Lewandowski
In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon dÓr trophy and started the greatest footballing era of all time. Both Ronaldo and Messi had five Ballon dÓrs each until 2018 when Luka Modric ended their domination.
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Let us tell you that Messi has two Ballon dÓrs more than his rival. He won his 6th in 2019 and 7th one in 2021.
Ballon d’Or Winners Since 2008
2008 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2009 – Lionel Messi
2010 – Lionel Messi
2011 – Lionel Messi
2012 – Lionel Messi
2013 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2014 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2015 – Lionel Messi
2016 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2017 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2018 – Luka Modric
2019 – Lionel Messi
2020 – Not Awarded
2021 – Lionel Messi
In a recent interview, the Argentine captain was asked if it would be his last World Cup or not. His answer broke the heart of almost every football fan in this world.
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“If it is my last World Cup? Yes, surely yes, surely yes. I feel good physically, I can have a very good preseason this year that I hadn’t done the year before because of how everything went, training late, playing without rhythm, with the tournament already started, and then I went to the national team, when I came back I had an injury and I never finished starting,” he told Sports Tiger.
