🚨 France Football explains the reason for the presence of each candidate.
Here’s what they highlighted about Leo Messi:
"Why is Messi nominated? At 39, Lionel Messi returned to the shortlist after two years away because he again carried Argentina to a World Cup final and proved that his game still leads both scoring and creation. The official Ballon d’Or site framed it as the secret of his longevity. It added: His legacy as a genius was secured from a relatively young age. Messi is universally considered the prototype of the modern 'number 10' and the false '9' . He is a player capable of simultaneously leading the world's elite in playmaking and goal scoring. The other is his ball control in tight spaces: He achieved the highest historical rating for ball retention under pressure. His low center of gravity and frequent touches with his left foot allow him statistically unprecedented ball control,"
🚨 Messi’s stats during the award period:
⚔️ 48 matches
⚽ 45 goals
🅰️ 30 assists
🅿️ 75 G/A
🥇 30 MOTM
🧠 46 big chances created
🔑 148 key passes
💨 116 successful dribbles
👟 244 shots (106 on target!)
💪 234 duels won
🏆 MLS Cup Champions
🏆 MLS Eastern Conference Champions
🥇 MLS Season MVP
🥇 MLS Season Golden Boot
🥇 MLS cup playoffs MVP
🥈 2025 Leagues Cup runner up
🚨 2026 World Cup stats:
🥈 World Cup runner up
🥈 2nd Most goals (8)
🥈 2nd most assists (4)
🥈 2nd Most G/A (12)
🥇 Most Big chances created (8)
🥇 Most successful dribbles (25)
🥇 Most Chances Created (25)
🥇 Most Accurate crosses (19)
🥈 2nd most duels won (52)
🥇 Most shots taken (35)
🥈 2nd most shots on target (18)
⭐ 17 Ballon d’Or nominations.
2006 ➡️ 2026
20 YEARS. 🐐
The UAE confirmed what we’ve already known for almost 3 years, which is that Netanyahu sat on detailed intelligence warning of the October 7th attack, probably because he wanted it to happen.
October 7th was the manufactured pretext for a regional war to build Greater Israel.
Very cringe but we’re selling Messi short by merely defining him as the best footballer ever, he belongs in a similar pantheon as Beethoven Picasso, Tesla, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, the guy is a genius an extraterrestrial
Messi posted “GOAT debate settled” and Ronaldo fans have been shouting names like ‘arrogant, cocky, fake humility’ all over yet not a single one of them has gathered the courage to call him a liar😂 I wonder why.
Do yall see how small that print is? Do you see how long this sign is?? Benjamin Netanyahu is a monster and anyone who supports him can go to hell with him!
Younger Utd fans may not know,but teams always celebrated when they drew us even during Fergie times. It’s the history & global draw of United. To play on same pitch as Utd is a dream for many and a stage where the world’s eyeballs are on you. It can be a springboard for careers
In corporate work culture, I’ve noticed that weak, insecure managers resort to stirring shit up in a new job/department as a way to establish their authority early on. It gives them a sense of security and feeds their already inflated ego.
Criticizing a government, a billionaire, or a military contractor is not antisemitism. Mark refused to be bullied into silence, and we’ve got his back.
Bellingham literally slapped an Argentina player in the back of the head and walked away with no suspension. Ronaldo has had bans reduced/suspended. Yet Paredes gets TEN games and Molina gets SEVEN.
But somehow we’re still supposed to believe Argentina is the team FIFA “favors”? 😭 Be serious. If you’re going to punish violent conduct, at least apply the same standard to everyone.
Also Goldbridge and his ‘sources’ aka Ben Jacobs do not have a clue.
Said yesterday he was told nothing is happening this week, only for the Baleba news to happen the following morning.
Clueless