Glad for him, you could tell by his and his family's reaction how much it meant to him. I burst out laughing when I saw his tense face seconds before the announcement.
FIFA Ballon d’Or 2013
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The media would have crowned Ribery by all accounts. All the lists do is reinforce the belief that few footballers and managers watch much football outside of their own.
Plus it's biased. Robin reckons Robben is the best player in the world.
Plus it's biased. Robin reckons Robben is the best player in the world.
Well done ronaldo!
I think a guy as good as him deserved to be on more than "just" one Ballon d'Or.
Just seen Chris Coleman's. What a fecking berk.
Class act ronaldo.
So glad he's won it. Fully deserved.
So glad he's won it. Fully deserved.
Yeah, Lloris voted Ribery 1st, Neuer 2nd and Bale 3rd.
Ribery might have won it had it not been for that hooker.
Congratulations Ronaldo!
Congratulations Ronaldo!
I think most of the media took into account that Ribéry won everything while the other two did not.
Ashley Williams: Gareth Bale, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo
Do you think Ronaldo would swap this for another league or cup win if he had the choice?
The voting must have been very close this year.
I said in the who should win it discussion that my answer would be Ribery because it should tell you something about the year. This feels like a guilty, 5 year achievement, vote for Ronaldo. Not that I mind, because I like him, I'd just have given it him last year, when he'd actually won something.
So next year then. All about the World Cup. Brazil win and it'll be Neymar, Argentina and it'll be Messi. Spain and it'll be - maybe finally a Spanish Ballon D'Or on the pent up guilt thing, or more likely, Messi. Germany wins and it'll be Ramos.
I said in the who should win it discussion that my answer would be Ribery because it should tell you something about the year. This feels like a guilty, 5 year achievement, vote for Ronaldo. Not that I mind, because I like him, I'd just have given it him last year, when he'd actually won something.
So next year then. All about the World Cup. Brazil win and it'll be Neymar, Argentina and it'll be Messi. Spain and it'll be - maybe finally a Spanish Ballon D'Or on the pent up guilt thing, or more likely, Messi. Germany wins and it'll be Ramos.
It meant a lot too him. Well done.
at least he voted. A couple of times Ronaldo got one of his international team mates so vote so they could stick him in 1st place
Don't really care, but congrats to him anyway.
He's probably been the best over the last year, though I'd have preferred Ribery to shake things up a bit. Messi is still the best player around, but Ronaldo had the better year.
He's probably been the best over the last year, though I'd have preferred Ribery to shake things up a bit. Messi is still the best player around, but Ronaldo had the better year.
So the rumour that said Ribery was leading, until the voting got reopened, has a good chance of being true.
Media votes seem the most honest. And that is why the Ballon D'Or was always a more reputable prize.
Not in a hundred years.
How Messi is ahead of Ribery makes no sense to me.
To be fair it's hard to say if any of the other would either. This is too big a thing for a player's legacy.
I can't believe Ribery was 3rd. That is scandalous
Not sure about honest. The media usually rates success with the team higher, that's why Ribery won the UEFA footballer of the year award. In the end when all these players and managers decide, he wasn't the best and individual skill counts more than being influential in winning, there's nothing wrong with it, imo. Said it before, all 3 deserved it and the really close results show that imo.
I also think it was great, that Ronaldo cried. It was an honest reaction and made him way more likeable to me and also gave the award some meaning.
A lot of managers voted Fergie as coach of the year and then you reach the media votes and every single one is for Jupp, rightfully so mind.
Nope, and I wouldn't blame them either.
TBF to Messi he said this in pre-tournament conference. Good from him
However, Messi, 26, insisted that despite the duo's ongoing on-field contest, he is a great admirer of the Portugal captain.
"He has great qualities and I admire what he does for his club and for his country," Messi explained at the pre-ceremony press conference.
"Above and beyond the fact we are rivals, he is an outstanding player."
However, Messi, 26, insisted that despite the duo's ongoing on-field contest, he is a great admirer of the Portugal captain.
"He has great qualities and I admire what he does for his club and for his country," Messi explained at the pre-ceremony press conference.
"Above and beyond the fact we are rivals, he is an outstanding player."
Not really. Ronaldo and Messi both had better seasons than him and this is an individual award. Makes complete sense
He actually cried? Jesus H Corbett that's ridiculous. You should thank your team mates and manager, say it's an honour to be nominated try to get Adriana Lima's phone number.
Individual awards in a team sport are silly, especially with the voting being as flawed as it is.
Sorry, I wasn't looking at it in such depth. Should have been more clear.
Just meant that the media seems to vote with less than an agenda. The Portuguese media represntative voted for Ronaldo, Ribery and Messi. Same can't be said of Ronaldo himself or our national coach.
fecking hell, how can people have an issue with his emotions? That's sad.
That's sad.http://es.fifa.com/mm/document/ball...02/26/03/04/fboaward_mencoach2013_neutral.pdf
Ronaldo voted for Sir Alex.
Ronaldo voted for Sir Alex.
fecking hell, how can people have an issue with his emotions?
I don't have an issue with him crying, I just think it's hilarious!
The German media guy voted Ribery, Lahm, Ibra while Lahm voted Ribery, Ronaldo Messi. The exact opposite, biased media, fair nationalteam captain. Pretty sure it evens itself out somehow or not, but I doubt you could say one party is less biased than the other.
Did they show Messis reaction when Ronaldo was announced? They normally do the other way the past few years Messi has won it.
I loved Messi when he was smiling like that. It looked like he didnt know what was going on which is weird because he did know what was going on.
good man.
Skrtel voted for Rafael Benitez
So did Gerrard. Deluded bunch.
Saw a few votes for Wenger too :|
Platini basically saying on French TV at the moment that the Ballon d'Or is shit!
Bloody hell Messi looks inconsolable:
They were showing all three player faces. Nothing worthy of note. Yellow smile and applause from both him and Ribery.