So I got this interesting article from Cr7 fan site. I know I’m going to get a couple of messages after this post (from people who would consider me biased), I’m really not bothered. I post whatever I deem newsworthy on my blog and this is part of it. So if you have a similar topic to share i.e. Reasons why Messi/Ribery should win, you can email me (
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Ps: It might interest you to know that I’m neither a Madrid or CR7 fan. I root for Barcelona, a MessiVoltron for that matter.hehehe. Note: the points were NOT written by me. I only shortened them.
3 players are in contention for the 2013 Ballon d’Or award. (Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery). These are 7 reasons why CR7 fans think he should win this year’s award.
By the way, CR7 might not travel to Zurich next year because of the way Blatter mocked him last October.
7 reasons on why Cristiano Ronaldo should win
(1) Most goals scored in the 2013 calendar year
Club and Country records; Cristiano Ronaldo scored 67 goals, Messi 45, Ribery 21 goals.
(2) Helped Portugal qualify for World Cup on his own
If it hadn’t Portugal wouldn’t have made it to the World Cup. In 2013, CR7 scored 10 goals out of 9 appearances.
(3) – Top goalscorer of the UEFA Champions League
The Real Madrid forward finished the last Champions League campaign (2012-13) with 12 goals scored. Franck Ribery scored 1 goal despite Bayern Munich winning the CL trophy. Messi came 3rd.
(4) Odds favourite –
This means the real chances each player has of winning the FIFA Ballon d’Or. On the day voting closed, Ronaldo odds to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or were stacked at 1.25, while Messi and Ribery both had a payout factor of 6.00. As at Dec 5, Ronaldo’s odds were set around 1.60 as of today.
(5) The delay of FIFA’s voting deadline
FFIFA extending Ballon d’Or voting for two more weeks means Ronaldo’s performance during Portugal Vs Sweden could still weigh in the decision process. The deadline extension has undoubtedly benefitted Ronaldo, Ribery didn’t really influence France’s win against Ukraine and Messi didn’t even play during this period due to an injury.
(6) – The most 2nd place titles ever for the Ballon d’Or award
No other player in football history has been voted the 2nd best player in the World (on a calendar year) for so many times as Ronaldo. CR7 has finished in 2nd place for 4 times already. If he finishes 2nd again after all he has done in 2013, then it seems safe to say that he will never win this award again.
(7) The “Blatter effect”
After FIFA president Joseph Blatter’s disrespectful remark during the Oxford Union Society event on October 25, many people who had always been neutral towards Ronaldo’s claims about being treated unfairly by FIFA over the past years, suddenly decided to back up and side with Ronaldo. These people can actually include some who have already cast their votes for the upcoming 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or.
Credit: Ronaldo7.net
