Who will get the Golden Ball in 2017? This issue does not lose relevance throughout the year. The age-old debate about who is the best football player of the year will never be boring to football fans. Arguments, disputes and scandals did not subside in the summer, when the players have fun spending their vacations before the upcoming league championship. Now is only the beginning of the season, but the controversy does not subside.
Very soon we will find out who will receive the Golden Ball in 2017, the ceremony will be held on January 9, 2018 in Zurich (Switzerland). Nevertheless, the debate will continue to live in the hearts of fans and fans, regardless of the result. “Couch” commentators will immediately appear who express their dissatisfaction with this decision. They will start to invent and juggle facts, bend their line and continue to defend their favorite football player. It has always been and will live until the popularity and relevance of football is relegated to the background. Perhaps this is the “juice" of this sport, probably this is how it should be.
Ten year dispute
As you know, the “Golden Ball" of 2016 was received by the Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who had previously been awarded this honor. He is the four-time owner of the Golden Ball. I especially want to emphasize his last victory (the “Golden Ball” of 2016) - Ronaldo, at the head of his national team, became the European champion, defeating the French team in the final (by the way, the European Championship 2016 was held in France). In the same year, the Portuguese won the UEFA Champions League Cup with Real Madrid. The main and only competitor to Cristiano Ronaldo was the Argentine Lionel Messi, who plays as part of the Catalan Barcelona. He was the owner of the Golden Ball five times.
For the past ten years there has been an eternal debate: who is better - Ronaldo or Messi? After all, it is precisely between these players that the Golden Ball award is shared from 2008 to the present. If you take into account the number of such awards, then, of course, the best is Lionel, because he leads with a score of 5-4. However, the majority will agree here that their level of rivalry is higher than the Golden Ball. Let's just say that this award will no longer resolve this age-old dispute.
Applicants for the Golden Ball 2017
As mentioned above, for almost ten years, the real contenders for the Golden Ball are Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Yes, undoubtedly, these are the players who are now leading world football, but do not forget about other players who are not just on the list of applicants for the Golden Ball. This list includes players such as Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar (Neymar da Silva Santos Junior). In the spring of the same year, players such as Antoine Griezmann , Kilian Mbappe and Gianluigi Buffon were nominated, but they were soon quickly discarded.
Bookmaker Quotes
Touching on the question of which of the top three leaders deserves the Golden Ball, we can assume that Cristiano Ronaldo, because the quotes of bookmakers hint at this. The coefficient on his victory is “1.01”, that is, in case of a win, your bet will increase by only 1 percent. Thus, we can safely say that the Portuguese will take his fifth “Golden Ball” and will be equal in achievements with Messi. By the way, the Argentineans are given a “15” coefficient for victory, while the Brazilian Neymar is generally “30”. Based on such quotes, it can be assumed who will receive the Golden Ball in 2017. All the trump cards in the arms of the Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Many will say that bookmakers cannot be trusted and that you should never look at odds at all. And perhaps this is true, but not in this case. Everything seems to be obvious here.
What is the Golden Ball awarded for? How is the score of a football player?
Every year, FIFA presents the trophy to the best player of the year, who showed the best result throughout the season. This award was called the Golden Ball, and it became a kind of recognition of the merits of a certain football player. The official ceremony, again, will be held on January 9, 2018 in Zurich. The winner is determined by voting among the following contingent:
- Footballers who are captains of their national football teams.
- Sports experts and journalists.
- Trainers.
Golden Ball: 2017 soccer player
Who will it be? Ronaldo or Messi? Let's stop arguing about who will receive the Golden Ball in 2017, and just think about the merits this award will go to Cristiano Ronaldo. The season spent in the Spanish championship was very successful - the Portuguese scored 35 goals and scored 11 assists. This indicator exceeds the statistics of Lionel Messi. On the account of the Argentinean 26 goals.
In European championships, Ronaldo also stood out more, he is the top scorer of the UEFA Champions League 2016/2017. Internationally, he has also achieved more. In 2016, the footballer caught up with Michel Platini in terms of the number of goals scored in the European Championships in the final stages (9 goals). The victory will be truly deserved, let's just congratulate Krish.