In everyone's mind, the Ballon d'Or refers to the awards selected by the French football magazine. However, the Italian media Turin Sport newspaper also has this award, and announced the winners of this year's award yesterday. Bayern striker Levan has won the Ballon d'Or award for the second consecutive year. In second place after him is Italian midfielder Jorginho. Messi, who won the seventh French Ballon d'Or of 196 in his career, was only third. Unfortunately, as a two-time Golden Globe winner, Levine was not able to appear at the award ceremony. Due to the epidemic and the preparation of the club, the players accepted the trophy in the form of live video connection.
In his testimonials on the video, Levan expressed his gratitude for receiving this award and hopes to share the lineup with fans around the world in the future. After winning the award, Bayern posted a photo of Levan holding the Ballon d'Or on the official platform, emphasizing that his outstanding performance in 2021 was enough to receive this honor. The players also thanked the judging team on their personal social platforms, believing that they were very objective and authoritative. It is clear that Levan is expressing his gratitude for the Ballon d'Or in Turin, and the words reveal his dissatisfaction with the French football magazine.
For footballers, the highest individual honour is the Ballon d'Or award, judged by the French football magazine. The awards were originally established to reward the best male and female football players of the year, whether it is personal data or the trophies won in the national team and clubs, which are the most important basis for judging. But since Mero's birth, the Ballon d'Or seems to have become a deliberate star-making tool in football. It is undeniable that the two are indeed the best athletes in football since the new century. Some years do deserve a Ballon d'Or, but of all the Ballon d'Ors they've won, some don't meet the criteria.
In 2010, Sneijder won the Treble at the club as a core and finished runner-up in the World Cup with the national team. Both the team honour and the personal data are fully worthy of the Ballon d'Or, but the result was awarded to Messi, causing great controversy, and the players themselves bluntly said that the Ballon d'Or was stolen. The situation was similar in 2013, with Ronaldo winning nothing in group honours and winning the Golden Globes only for his personal data. The former is to create stars, and the latter is deliberately to make the double petite can compete. More and more people have begun to think that the Golden Globe Awards have become a popularity award, no longer pay attention to honors, and the gold content has also dropped significantly, especially levan's encounter in the past two years, which confirms this view.
Last season, Levan broke many records in personal data and followed Bayern to six titles. There is no doubt that he was the best footballer in the whole of 2020, but the French football magazine announced that it canceled the selection that year. Although it has been stressed many times that it is an epidemic factor, in fact, in Europe, which is "lying flat", it is not so difficult to hold an award ceremony. The players themselves are very generous, think that the overall situation should be considered, and accept this reality. At that time, both fans and the media agreed that the Lewan Ballon d'Or should be awarded when the judging resumed. The player, who was nominated this year, also expressed a similar view.
Unfortunately, this was not the case, and Levan once again missed the Ballon d'Or. The Polish striker is over 30 this year and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain world-class standards in that position. That said, by missing these two years, it is almost impossible for players to win the Ballon d'Or again. Although the player did not break the defense like C Ronaldo, there must be some reluctance in his heart, fortunately, the Golden Ball Award of du ti gave comfort. Of course, judging from the performances of Bayern and Levan this season, it is not impossible to stabilize the league title and win the Champions League, and then be nominated again or even win the Ballon d'Or