Champions and superstars have dreamed of the Ballon d’Or, but without being able to win it ‘through’ Messi and Ronaldo. What if they hadn’t been?
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Leo Messi. Five-time winner, Cristiano Ronaldo. With the exception of the edition canceled by COVID-19 and Modric’s success in 2018, the most important individual recognition in the world of football saw an absolute duopoly between the Argentinians and the Portuguese.
Great artists of the past twenty years have dreamed of winning the Ballon d’Or, but in the presence of Messi and Ronaldo it was impossible for them to go on stage to receive the recognition of France Football.
The statistics are too high, the marketing too strong, the love from countries around the world too high for other colleagues to join the honor roll.
Therefore, the question arises spontaneously. But who would have won the Ballon d’Or without them? In an uchronic world where Ronaldo and Messi were never nominated or finished in the lowest positions, who would be the winner of the award in those years?
Source: Goal