@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien He won by the smallest margin, btw. By any objective or meaningful measure, this award is football's biggest farce. Football should be about titles and tangible achievements, not subjective opinions. This isn't the Oscars.
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien They weren't arrogant by any normal standard. And again, none of the voters are objective. My real issue is Kane's tweet, which fueled racism towards his competitors. Given the privileged position he's in, I'd expect more self-awareness.
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien Kvara had the biggest impact on winning the UCL, same reason Rodri was the best at the WC. Kane won nothing relevant, neither did anyone else in the top rankings. Yamal is the only exception, but his impact was limited. The UCL is the highest level.
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien This is a World Cup year. Without it, Kvara would probably be in contention to win, just like Dembélé did last year. The best player of a given year should be the one who individually contributed the most to his team's success in a major competition, AKA the UCL.
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien So a voter lied for no reason? More reasons to discredit this award lmao. Even if Kane thought the comment was directed at him, why is a 33-year-old man beefing with a teenager? Mbappé did give interviews, and I never denied that. My problem is framing them as arrogant.
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien Then that proves this award holds zero credibility or value. A supposedly merit-based award depending on campaigning in any form and still being expected to be taken seriously when it's voted on by so-called journalist. I don't even think anyone in the top three deserved to win.
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien One voter literally said his team contacted him for a private interview. And tell me, when exactly has Mbappé ever discredited him or even mentioned him? Lmao. Kane had multiple public interviews too, and I'm not against that at all, but playing humble afterwards is peak comedy
@Kaiserin_fcb@tchouaurelien And imagine taking seriously an award where a team can only campaign for one player, potentially ruining the chances of the others. That award is anything but about football to anyone with common sense lmao.
@Lilydm961@lutz4x I just think it’s wrong to post pictures of people’s usernames over harmless competitive tweets. If they wanted to call out the person who made the hairline comment, they could’ve highlighted that specific incident.
@Lilydm961@lutz4x Still, out of all those tweets, that’s the most questionable one, and even that wouldn’t warrant getting someone banned from any platform.
@Lilydm961@lutz4x I personally wouldn’t care if someone made that specific comment about me. Obviously, everyone is different, and I’m a grown adult. But it’s true that comments like these are more normalized when directed at men than women.
@Lilydm961@lutz4x So call those people out instead of posting pictures nothingburger tweets. And please, the hairline one is still harmless. How can you even compare that to those?
@fadein2thenight This isn’t unique to him at all. Every great athlete is expected to deal with public scrutiny, and figure skaters honestly have it easier than athletes in many other sports. The more popular you become, the more criticism you attract. That’s the reality of competing.
@fadein2thenight That’s simply not true. The dynamics are the same across sports, even if that’s hard to believe.I’m sorry, but if an athlete sees a tweet saying “I hope he scores zero” and that alone affects their ability to compete, then competitive sports might not be for them.