And the winner has already been leaked.
Ballon d'Or 2023 | Messi wins for 8th time
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
imagine the players that are sitting there dying of boredom
I imagine they enjoy these evenings
Beckham in the audience is a giveaway that Messi is the winner.
Also, you know this ceremony is the bottom of the barrel when ishowspeed is attending
Also, you know this ceremony is the bottom of the barrel when ishowspeed is attending
People sure look delighted about this artist on stage! 
Apparently if anyone gets bored then conference room 2 has a tedtalk presentation by Roy Hodgson on the joy of watching paint dry. Followed by a 1 hour performance of jingling keys by David Dunn.
The whole thing could be cut down to a 30 minute ceremony they're just dying to drag it out. I'd prefer a tedtalk by Hodgson over this.
How does that annoying pleb even get to these things? I mean what is his purpose, what does he do apart from annoy the piss out of everyone?
Switched off anyway, the level of cringe is off the charts.
Is this event still going on?
It's a mystery how ishowspeed continues to get coverage, and invitations to those kinds of places. Baffles me.
He has a huge following and is a fan of football. This is the new world we live in
Ronaldo should get it for managing to make Piers Morgan look like the lesser twat of the two.
All these lot speaking on the stage saying its important to speak out on social issues, yet are too are scared to speak about the elephant in the room.
Why is it a mystery? He has 20M+ YouTube subs.
Ilkay such a fantastic player! Why did we ever not land some of these gems!
The amount of people who are perplexed at YouTubers being mainstream never ceases to amaze me. You’ve got youtubers making more money per fight than 99% of boxers that have ever existed.
For a moment I thought you were talking about Beckham. Like, yeah, he's from a working class background but that's a bit harsh!
(tbh I have no idea who that other guy is)
The day he hangs up his boots is a sad day for football, a nice swan song with the WC
Like it was ever in doubt who the GOAT was. He has three more than the next guy.
Congratulations. Receiving your 8th ballon d'or at 36 years old is insane
That's what I'm calling C. Ronaldo from now on.
Never in doubt.
Well piss in my arse, he's only gone and done it!!
Well deserved. His 8th (should’ve been 9) and final award.
Hopefully the significance of the Ballon D’or starts to recede a bit now.
Well he's clearly not the best player in the world but fair fecks to him for winning it.
Martinez isn't the best goalkeeper in the world either
Didn't see that one. Wild.
Mbappe getting 3rd is an absolute joke. That final performance had such smoke up its arse cause of two penalties. De Bruyne miles ahead.
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Thanks mate, I'm really overwhelmed and just so so happy
For me they should have given Haaland the Ballon Dor, and Messi like a lifetime achievement award
All primed for Jude Bellingham to win it next year after lifting European trophies for both club and country.
Or Harry Maguire being the first centre back to win it after Fabio Cannavaro, when he leads club and country to European trophies.
cant understand how someone like Haaland could be considered the best player in the world. To me he should always win the golden shoe, but being called the best player… it’s hard for me to process it.
Anyways, given the career he’s had, something we don’t know if we’re going to see something similar again, I think the day he retires he should be awarded with the super ballon d’or
it’s the only award left
I'd take a Europa League thank you very much. Beating Liverpool in the final. Would make finishing 12th easier.
Should Mbappe really be over KDB and Rodri?
Had a great world cup, but didn't end up winning it, and ghosted vs Bayern in the only game that really mattered for PSG.
Had a great world cup, but didn't end up winning it, and ghosted vs Bayern in the only game that really mattered for PSG.
Well, based on most of that (except for winning it) you can also say that Messi winning it is "slightly" over the top. Had one meaningful month during the year.
Sure, though Messi was also the best player of the world cup, in addition to winning it.
Same as when Rivaldo won it in 1999. Barcelona knocked out of the group stages, and United win the treble. Its always been biased against the Premier league.