Ballon d’Or: Who do the footballers think is the best player in the world (voting for yourself counts!)
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
“I am certainly worthy of the Ballon D’Or. I think that Kaka and Ronaldinho have nothing more than me. I’m at their level and would not look bad alongside them.” - Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (Quote here.)
“The Ballon d’Or would be nice, I won’t deny it.” - Alessandro Del Piero. (Quote here.)
“Cristiano (Ronaldo) is a great player, but Messi is above everybody at the moment. He does things not just in training but during matches that no one has ever done before.” - Samuel Eto’o. (Quote here.)
“Ronaldinho is the best player in the world.” - Lionel Messi. (Quote here.)
“I am the first, the second and the third best player in the world. But there are other good candidates like Kaka, Messi and Fernando Torres.” - Cristaino Ronaldo. (Quote here.)
“I would give [the Ballon d'Or] to [Sergio] Aguero.” - Lionel Messi. (Quote here.)
“Fernando [Torres] would be my selection. He has scored a lot of goals and won the Euros with Spain. Ronaldo is also a very good player but I choose Fernando.” - Rafa Benitez. (Quote here.)
“I think it’s right that Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon d’Or because he is a great player.” - Ricardo Quaresma. (Quote here.)
“Messi is the best. What he does is from another world. He is exceptional. After watching Arsenal against Manchester United, I insist Cristiano Ronaldo is one thing and Messi is another. There is no comparison. Messi deserves to win the Ballon d’Or this year.” - Thierry Henry. (Quote here.)
“[Iker Casillas] is hugely talented, is a great goalkeeper and a great person. And it would be good if a goalkeeper won it. We shall see what happens, but I hope that he wins the Ballon D’Or, he deserves it.” - David Beckham. (Quote here.)
November 19th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Classic arrogant quote made by Cristaino Ronaldo.
November 19th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Does Messi get to vote twice because he’s so humble?
November 19th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Oh Ronaldo, what a way you with words.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
To be fair, if Ronaldo doesn’t win it based on last seasons form, he’ll have been robbed, arrogance or not.
November 19th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Too bad I agree that that whiny cheating pussy Ronaldo should win this one.
November 20th, 2008 at 12:08 am
I agree with Beckham. Iker Casillas is the man. He won his league and won Euros. That’s as impressive as C. Ronaldo’s Champions League/EPL double and Iker isn’t an ass.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:59 am
If ronaldo doesnt win the award it shows the bias and un-credibility of the award. No one not fernando torres, not messi, not aguero got close to ronaldo’s season last year. he scored 43 goals in all competitions and led man utd to a champions league and league title.
November 20th, 2008 at 6:22 am
let’s be real. it’s going to be ronaldo. come on guys…
November 20th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Ronaldo’s quote is out of context there. I saw the interview - he said it in complete jest. He is the current best player - judge his football not his personality.