Lord Shaoki :
In my unbiased opinion, I think the Ballon d’Or gets it right about 70% of the time.
However, there are certain decisions I feel are unfair and make the awards look biased.
1. Best Goalkeeper of the Year
How does a goalkeeper like Simon, who hasn’t been among the top 10 when it comes to club-level goalkeeping performances, suddenly become the best goalkeeper of the year simply because of the World Cup? I understand that international performances matter, but shouldn’t consistency at club level also count for something?
2. Yamal winning the Best Young Player award for the third time
I don’t understand why Yamal keeps winning the Best Young Player award for the third time when there are other players who deserve it just as much, if not more. Even some of his own teammates deserve serious consideration, but I don’t want to mention names.
3. Michael Olise finishing 9th — this is the most painful one for me.
Honestly, I don’t understand how Olise could finish 9th after everything he contributed this season.
Whenever we say assists should carry more weight in these awards, people come for us. But what exactly are we judging if not a player’s overall contribution?
Olise won everything Kane won, and I believe Olise was the better player in the league, even ahead of Kane, who won the award. He also broke Messi’s record for the most assists in a single season, recorded the highest number of assists at the World Cup, and made the starting XI in every competition he participated in.
And those are just some of the major achievements, not to mention all the other smaller contributions that people seem to overlook.
At the end of the day, I’m not saying the Ballon d’Or gets everything wrong. I’m saying that when individual performances, consistency, and contributions are considered, some of these decisions are difficult to justify.
You can disagree with me, but let’s be honest: if assists and overall contributions truly matter, then Olise finishing 9th deserves a serious discussion.
2026-10-26 23:52:07