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[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@piersmorgan @HKane It should have been Lamine or Messi , but I can live with Harry Kane, not Mbappe. There is no way we have a Ballon d'Or winner without winning any trophy. Congratulations to Kane.👏👏👏🤝

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@nicksortor It was.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

Arsenal should have won the best team because they were invincible in full time and conceded the fewest goals in the UCL throughout last season.
Robbed!

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🏆✨ OFFICIAL: Paris Saint-Germain win Best Team of the Year Award at 2026 Ballon d’Or.

[Fox News @FoxNews]

VANCE: "We believe there are men and we believe there are women."

"Anybody who tells you that one can change and the other is a damn fool."

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@ratUnker @BiggestMohhh What about the World Cup?

[BigMoh jr @BiggestMohhh]

🚨🎙️ Karim Benzema on who deserves to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or.

Reporter: “The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony is today. Who do you think truly deserves to win it?”

Karim Benzema: “I know it might sound strange choosing Lionel Messi, and people will say, ‘You’re a Real Madrid legend. Why not Mbappé or Bellingham? What about Harry Kane?’ But honestly, I don’t care about those arguments. They’ve all had spectacular seasons, but there’s more to the Ballon d’Or than people actually think.

“We no longer bother to look at what a guy does on the pitch, just who has scored and the next day, we consider him the best. It’s happened to me. I don’t play a good game, I score and they see me as the best. I don’t really like this type of football.

“And honestly, I don’t understand why the Ballon d’Or should become an award for whoever scores the most goals when we already have awards for goalscorers. If scoring is the only thing that matters, then just give the trophy to the player with the highest goal tally and stop pretending we’re judging the best footballer in the world. Being the best player and being the top scorer are two different things. You can score a hat-trick and still have someone else control the entire game, create everything and make you look better.

“That’s why I look at Messi differently. At 39, he’s still doing things that players in their prime can only dream of. He’s not just waiting for somebody to pass him the ball so he can score. He takes responsibility, beats defenders, creates chances out of nothing, dictates the rhythm of a game and carries his team when everything becomes difficult. He can decide a match without scoring, and that’s what people seem to forget when they reduce football to statistics.

“Honestly, when I watch Messi, I sometimes wonder what else people want from this man. He has spent nearly two decades making football look easy, and now, at 39, he’s still competing against younger players and showing them things they cannot do themselves. Most players at that age are thinking about retirement, but Messi is still giving defenders nightmares. We’re talking about a player who can score, assist, dribble past three opponents and create the winning chance in the same game. That’s not normal football. That’s extraordinary talent.

“People said he couldn’t do it outside Europe. They questioned the level he was playing at and suggested he wouldn’t survive against the biggest clubs anymore. But he went into a competition featuring countries from different parts of the world and showed his quality against top opposition. He didn’t spend his time arguing with critics or trying to convince people with interviews. He went onto the pitch and answered them with his football. At some point, you have to stop moving the goalposts just because you don’t want to admit how special someone is.

“And look at what he has done for Argentina. Taking your country to a World Cup final and delivering performances at that level is something you cannot simply dismiss. His influence on that team goes far beyond goals. He creates belief, gives his teammates confidence and makes the difference when the pressure is at its highest. That’s what greatness looks like.

“Mbappé and Kane deserve respect for their goals, absolutely. But goals alone cannot tell you who the best player is. If we’re going to judge the Ballon d’Or properly, we have to look at the entire game, not just the final touch. Otherwise, we’re rewarding one part of football and ignoring everything that makes a player truly exceptional.

“For me, Messi has already shown us more than enough. At 39, he’s still doing things that make the entire football world stop and watch. We should be celebrating that instead of finding new reasons to question him. If the Ballon d’Or is genuinely about the best footballer in the world and not simply the best goalscorer, then I don’t see how anyone deserves it more than Lionel Messi.”

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

Anything other than "Spanish" is massive rigging.

[Transfer News Live @DeadlineDayLive]

🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: All the winners at the Ballon d'Or ceremony have been Spanish players so far:

🇪🇸 Men's Young Talent: Lamine Yamal.
🇪🇸 Women's Young Talent: Vicky Lopez.
🇪🇸 Men's Coach: Luis de La Fuente.
🇪🇸 Women's Coach: Pere Romeu.
🇪🇸 Men's Goalkeeper: Unai Simon.
🇪🇸 Women's Goalkeeper: Cata Coll.

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You can't be a Christian and vote for ANY candidates who support killing babies in abortions.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano Raya will get his sooner than later.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@DavidJHarrisJr Clinton is dead wrong as he was when he was President. No one denigrates any Muslim for just being Muslim. Absolutely false. People condemn Islamic fundamentalism, or religious violence perpetrated by Islamists, but they do not denigrate Islam or Muslims.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@DeadlineDayLive Only a Spain or Argentina international deserves to win the Ballon d'Or.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@badmanforex @FabrizioRomano Show me your trophies.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano I know it's been rigged for Mbappe: A Ballon d'Or award winner without trophies.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@OperHealAmerica It depends what you define as " to judge".

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@whereisPJJJ Messi doesn't chase what Ronaldo has been chasing throughout his career, Messi was borne with it, and sadly, you can't have two kings in one kingdom.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano I love that ❣️

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano @SamiMokbel_BBC I'm afraid the EPL is too physical for Saka. Arsenal may be forced to begin to look for a marquee replacement for Saka. It's unfortunate.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano If it's not Lamine Yamal, then it's not Ballon d'Or.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano Injury takes away a lot of quality competition from football, and the fun and excitement from fans. Wish you fastest return to the pitch.

[Optimist @OptiYoh]

@FabrizioRomano @marca Nothing wrong about that ambition. It's normal for any patriotic national.