Ronaldo Btfo AGAIN
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A new global poll of 18,000 people in 17 countries confirms that Lionel Messi is seen by fans as the best footballer in the world
Messi topped the list in 15 of the 17 countries polled, with 2nd place Cristiano Ronaldo managing to come top in Australia and Thailand. Messi’s Barcelona team mate Neymar came third overall, with Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thomas Muller rounding off the top 5.
We surveyed football fans in 17 countries to get the public view on the best player in the world, using the 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist announced in October. Football fans in each country were asked to say which three footballers they think are the best in the world and which one is the very best in the world. The scores are then calculated by balancing the two figures, to give a measure that incorporates both the breadth and intensity of feeling.
Messi and Ronaldo have won the FIFA Ballon d’Or and its previous incarnation the Ballon d’Or every year since 2008. The pre-eminence of the “Big Two” is reflected in our research. Messi and Ronaldo dominated our poll across the world, occupying the top two spots in all but 3 countries.
This trend was only bucked in Thailand (where Neymar beat Messi into third place) and countries with strong native candidates. Zlatan came 2nd in Sweden, beating Ronaldo into third, whilst in Germany Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer came 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The FIFA Ballon d’or winner is announced at a ceremony on January 11th. The winner is decided by the votes of the captain and manager of each FIFA national team, as well as a journalist representative from each country.
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/12/17/lionel-messi-best-footballer-world/
Australian shitpolling
>>64379388
>ronaldo, ibrahimovic and müller over suarez
>portugal not even surveyed
cec
>>64379388
>by fat the best no-roid football player
>something bad
whats wrong with britain ?
Ladieboys love some tsuu
>Ronaldo 2nd with that many votes
>Ibramemevic 4th
>Hazard receiving any votes at all
I want casuals to go
>Zlatan
loving how this meme is still going on
>>64379388
>0.9% unironically voted Hazard
What a time to be alive!
>ibra that high
When will this meme die?
Yeah, but football "fans" are mostly braindead or don't really watch the sport. Cristiano might actually score like 20 goals in a single CL edition and that alone will make everyone think that he's above Messi, even if they're all tap-ins, penalties or meaningless goals.
>>64379388
>the fucking Nerman in top 3
Hilarious.
>Zlatan
>>64379388
>Paul Pogba
Can someone explain this meme to me?
>Australia
Embarrassing desu senpai
>Nerman
>3rd
Wut
> global poll of 18,000 people in 17 countries
> global
> 17 countries
You gotta be shitting me
>>64379818
Do you watch football, AT ALL?
>>64379388
>Zlatan not first
>>64379388
>USA surveyed
People here would for the most part just answer names they maybe recognized from a headline
>>64380151
they were just trying to shit up the poll like always
>>64379818
you should try watching football sometimes
>>64379465
This 100000x
>>64379388
Where is balotelli?
>Zlatan
He failed at Barcelona, he shouldn't even be in the top 10 because of that.
Funny that all the best players are on the same 4 teams. Why do "people" think this shit sport is worth watching?
>>64380964
>he failed at Barcelona
Not really tbqh he had a good goal ratio
>>64380974
>People actually argue against the salary Cap system
That's more votes than I expected tbqh senpai.
>>64379388
Damn, casuals and plastics really hate Saurez even after all this time in barcelona.
Genuinely surprised there's no Rooney listed
>no vardy
>le football is a popularity contest meme
>>64379388
>Ibra
Did they ask the entirety of Sweden twice
>Neuer
>listing goalkeepers
???? ?? ????
>>64379388
>global
there's the problem. should only have asked white Europeans and Ronaldo wouldn't even have 10% of the votes
>Hazard
This poll is null and void.
