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Jan 19, 2015 · Cruyff called Cristiano Ronaldo’s back-to-back Ballon D’Or awards “absurd”, noting that Toni Kroos or another German or Bayern Munich player should’ve won it on account of trophies (which kinda waylays one of Cruyff’s Ballons D’Or but we’ll get to that later). [ MORE: Asian Cup roundup]
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Ajax legend Johan Cruyff slammed the voters' decision to award Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo the 2014 Ballon d'Or in a column he wrote on Monday, saying he thinks it's "absurd" more deserving ...
Jan 19, 2015 · Holland legend, Johan Cruyff has stated that Cristiano Ronaldo winning the Ballon d’Or is ‘absurd’, citing his poor performances for Portugal at the World Cup as the reason.
- When Did The Ballon d'Or Become Popular?
- Johan Cryuff
- Philipp Lahm
- Luis Figo
- Arsene Wenger
- Franck Ribery
Until 1995, the Ballon d'Or award was restricted to players from European leagues. The award only opened up to global players in 2007. In 2010, FIFA and France Football magazine agreed to merge both awards and present the FIFA Ballon d'Or. This partnership lasted till 2016, and is the period when the Ballon d'Or gained worldwide popularity. The awa...
Dutch and Barcelona legend Johan Cryuff is one of the greatest players in history. The late midfielder won three Ballon d'Or awards (1971,1973,1974) in the space of four years. Despite being a winner himself, Cryuff slammed the Ballon d'Or in 2014 after Cristiano Ronaldowon it for a second consecutive year. While Cryuff did not deny Ronaldo's excel...
After Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014, it was Lionel Messi'swin in 2016 that came under the scanner. German legend Philipp Lahm criticised the Ballon d'Or, labelling it a 'popularity contest for strikers' and the world's 'most visible players'. Lahmalso pointed out that Italy legend Fabio Cannavaro's win in 2006 remained the only time a true defender had...
The legendary Luis Figo won the 2000 Ballon d'Oraward in controversial circumstances. Most fans expected the prize to go Zinedine Zidane, who led France to Euro 2000 glory, and was named the best player of the tournament. However, Figo dominated the headlines after an excellent club season and one of the most controversial transfers in history - a ...
Arsenal'slegendary manager Arsene Wenger has made no secret of his disapproval of the Ballon d'Or award. He first commented on the prize in 2015, saying he was completely against it. A year later, Wenger hit out at France Football and the Ballon d'Or again. The former Monaco manager opined that the award was not objective, and blamed it for getting...
The Ballon d'Or award's most vicious criticism has come from France winger and Bayern Munich legend Franck Ribery. It all began in 2013, when Ribery finished third, behind Lionel Messiand winner Cristiano Ronaldo in the Ballon d'Or race. Bayern Munichand Ribery had just won an incredible treble, which meant the winger had silverware on his side. Wi...
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Jan 20, 2015 · Barcelona: Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has described Cristiano Ronaldo's two back-to-back Ballon d'Or awards as 'absurd'.The former Barcelona star argued that Real Madrid's Tuesday, May 14 ...
Jan 19, 2015 · ESPN staffJan 19, 2015, 08:42 AM ET. Email. Print. Johan Cruyff has questioned the fact Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or for the last two years, writing in De Telegraaf: "It's quite clear ...
Jan 19, 2015 · Cristiano Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or win is 'absurd' and Fifa clearly didn't take the award seriously, according to Johan Cruyff. ... Cruyff doesn't believe those two should have got a look in either.
