Three ballon d’Or winners active and featuring in the same team at the same time.
Will it ever be matched, let alone bettered?
Will it ever be matched, let alone bettered?
I reckon they will play a front 4 with Vini, Haaland, Mbappe and Bellingham a few years from now. Bastards!Real Madrid or some Saudi team can do it.
True but none of them won for their time at Madrid. They were all winners that Real bought.Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo and Owen.
agreed. the football royalty will be able to match it.Real Madrid or some Saudi team can do it.
Isn't it literally as unique if it has ever happened before or after?The Barca trio of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta came 1st, 2nd & 3rd one year - probably the closest thing but not as unique
You also have Real Madrid 2009-2010, with Ronaldo and Kaka. Only one BdO'r place off with the old Raul in the squad.The Barca trio of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta came 1st, 2nd & 3rd one year - probably the closest thing but not as unique
Milan did that twice in a row in the 80s.The Barca trio of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta came 1st, 2nd & 3rd one year - probably the closest thing but not as unique
No - Milan did it with Van Basten, Gullit, RijkaardIsn't it literally as unique if it has ever happened before or after?
Getting 1st and and 3rd is arguably as good.
Was it twice ? I knew onceMilan did that twice in a row in the 80s.
Who?Three ballon d’Or winners active and featuring in the same team at the same time.
Will it ever be matched, let alone bettered?
You're not kidding. Two years in a row even.No - Milan did it with Van Basten, Gullit, Rijkaard
And 2 of them were winners so not far off
Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and George BestWho?
Did it in 88 and 89.Was it twice ? I knew once
It's not a European Player of the Year award.Who cares about the Ballon D'or it's nothing more than a trumped up popularity contest these days. A guy who isn't European and only played half the year in Europe (and was just ok). Playing the second half in the fecking MLS. Won European player of the year because he won a World Cup in the middle east.
Has it not ended it's association with FIFA?It's not a European Player of the Year award.
Mbappe will win more than him.I reckon they will play a front 4 with Vini, Haaland, Mbappe and Bellingham a few years from now. Bastards!
Not that it's going to matter, because Højlund will win all upcoming Ballon d'Ors!
Who cares about the Ballon D'or it's nothing more than a trumped up popularity contest these days. A guy who isn't European and only played half the year in Europe (and was just ok). Playing the second half in the fecking MLS. Won European player of the year because he won a World Cup in the middle east.
The mind truly boggles.Who?
In 1995, it was opened to all players playing in Europe regardless of national origin. In 2007, it was opened to all players in the world, regardless of where they play, but still retained (and does to this day) a strong association with European Leagues, given the history of the award. From 2010 to 2015 it was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. The criteria never reverted even after that association ended. If you look at the 2019 Ballon D'or Feminin, the winner and third-place were Americans that played in America.Has it not ended it's association with FIFA?
The Ballon D'or has always been the European player of the year award, up until it's merged with the FIFA award. Now they've separated I assume it's back to the former.
That would be a disaster.I reckon they will play a front 4 with Vini, Haaland, Mbappe and Bellingham a few years from now. Bastards!
Not that it's going to matter, because Højlund will win all upcoming Ballon d'Ors!
Hah. Probably should have known. Really never knew Law won it. Always thought Bobby Charlton was the first from Man Utd, and did not scroll further down.The mind truly boggles.
On my first read through I was like “who is this random player that won such a prestigious award??” And then it dawned on me
Argentinians are basically Europeans. According to other South Americans.Who cares about the Ballon D'or it's nothing more than a trumped up popularity contest these days. A guy who isn't European and only played half the year in Europe (and was just ok). Playing the second half in the fecking MLS. Won European player of the year because he won a World Cup in the middle east.
There's even Welsh-speaking Argentinians, or so I've been told.Argentinians are basically Europeans. According to other South Americans.
There’s this trio that has their own statue outside the stadium, maybe that’ll give you a clue?Who?
We also usually have our highest paid player usually being our most unreliable player for the past 5 years at the very least.Three ballon d’Or winners active and featuring in the same team at the same time.
Will it ever be matched, let alone bettered?
Technically speaking R9 won it during end of year in 2002, where he had already spent half season at Real Madrid.True but none of them won for their time at Madrid. They were all winners that Real bought.
Because City has bought Hojlund as replacement for Haaland?I reckon they will play a front 4 with Vini, Haaland, Mbappe and Bellingham a few years from now. Bastards!
Not that it's going to matter, because Højlund will win all upcoming Ballon d'Ors!
I was aware of that bit but still assumed you had to be playing in Europe to win it (apart from the FIFA merge).In 1995, it was opened to all players playing in Europe regardless of national origin. In 2007, it was opened to all players in the world, regardless of where they play, but still retained (and does to this day) a strong association with European Leagues, given the history of the award. From 2010 to 2015 it was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. The criteria never reverted even after that association ended. If you look at the 2019 Ballon D'or Feminin, the winner and third-place were Americans that played in America.
A big German diaspora in Argentina I hear.Argentinians are basically Europeans. According to other South Americans.