Ballon d'Or - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

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29 Oct 2012 17:50:06

Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Mario Balotelli (Manchester City)
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, now Shanghai Shenhua)
Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan, now Paris-SG)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Neymar (Santos)
Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid)
Gerard Pique (Barcelona)
Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal, now Manchester United)
Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona)

Better list than before.

Balotelli is a little baffling imo, and Hazards some how not on it.

Pippadoc

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29 Oct 2012 18:07:04

I guess Balotelli had a good Euro's and that usually counts for quite a lot.

K3V0

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29 Oct 2012 18:19:55

Yeah I'd imagine he's in there because of his Euro 2012 performances.

EDIT: Messi or Ronaldo have to win it imo.

Jamieandhisego

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29 Oct 2012 18:29:05

I think that's a solid list really, no obvious omissions or particularly bizarre decisions.

rossiheslopi

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29 Oct 2012 18:30:43

1st Messi, 2nd Ronaldo, 3rd Falcao imo

K3V0

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29 Oct 2012 18:32:11

Just noticed no Suarez..... Fucking bullshit list!

Telegram Sam

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29 Oct 2012 18:34:29

By rossiheslopi | Permalink | On 29 October 2012 - 18:30 PM

1st Messi, 2nd Ronaldo, 3rd Falcao imo

bluemoon.

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29 Oct 2012 18:45:15

Well, Aguero's going to win it obviously. I mean, he scored that goal.

Obtuse

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29 Oct 2012 21:20:36

Messi 2nd

Franck

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30 Oct 2012 01:01:30

By rossiheslopi | Permalink | On 29 October 2012 - 18:30 PM

1st Messi, 2nd Ronaldo, 3rd Falcao imo

1st Messi, 2nd Ronaldo, 3rd Ibrahimovic, tbh.

Boone

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30 Oct 2012 01:05:23

Would love to see Iniesta or Xavi win it, they've pretty much ran one of the most dominant teams in footballing history. As per though, gonna be a showdown between Messi and Ronaldo.

SamboXIV

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31 Oct 2012 11:11:24

Ronaldo, Messi, Iniesta.

Zoli

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31 Oct 2012 11:14:30

Why the hell are the likes of Benzema or Pique nominated? What the absolute hell..

Anyway, hope Ronaldo wins

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31 Oct 2012 11:19:40

By Zoli | Permalink | On 31 October 2012 - 11:14 AM

Why the hell are the likes of Benzema or Pique nominated? What the absolute hell..

Anyway, hope Ronaldo wins

Benzema was an absolute machine last season.

Scored about a goal a game after the new year.

Deano

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31 Oct 2012 12:38:08

Falcao

Gendo

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31 Oct 2012 13:43:59

It's a battle for second place, really, as there is no way Messi isn't winning it.

Messi, RVP, Ronaldo is my guess.

Slashman X

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Sam

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07 Jan 2013 18:17:12

Fifa World XI: Casillas, Alves, Marcelo, Pique, Ramos, Iniesta, Alonso, Xavi, Ronaldo, Messi, Falcao

I don't understand how Real's second choice keeper got in.

BR.

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07 Jan 2013 18:23:45

Talk about La Liga dominance.

Dutton

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07 Jan 2013 18:40:22

Valderrama \o/

King Luis

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07 Jan 2013 19:09:29

Is the World 11 a sign of the quality of the players or is the league outside the top couple of teams just of poorer quality? Genuine question, i dont watch much Spanish football but i get the impression the drop of from the top teams is massive and maybe that makes the top teams look even better?

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07 Jan 2013 19:32:46

How Pique, Dani Alves and Marcelo got in that team is beyond me. Pique was unable to get into the Barcelona side for most of the start of the year as his defensive frailties were seen all too often, especially against Osasuna. Kompany should have got that place. I would have had Jordi Alba ahead of Marcelo even in La Liga team of the year and I didn't see much Bundesliga but Lahm never fails to impress in the games I see.

Also KL, I would have the Spanish league as the best league in the world but it isn't that dominant. The bad teams usually have a few good ball-players unlike the Premiership but defensively they are nowhere near as good and it really does make the top two/three teams look better than they are.

Sam

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07 Jan 2013 20:28:05

Wasn't Dani Alves injured for most of the season?

Jamieandhisego

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07 Jan 2013 21:31:22

Espanyol were like a pub team last night, just to show the chasm in quality, never mind Barcelona never needing to get out of second gear. As for the World Team of the Year, bit pathetic;

GK- Manuel Neuer
DR- Philip Lahm
DL- Jordi Alba
DC- Sergio Ramos
DC- Vincent Kompany
MC- Xavi
MC- Andrea Pirlo
MC- Andreas Iniesta
FW- Cristiano Ronaldo
FW- Robin Van Persie
FW- Lionel Messi

I'd like to have seen a team more like that. Van Persie for Arsenal last season was better than Falcao, Cavani et al, and that was playing in a tougher league and scoring majestic goals for fun. I don't follow German football too closely, but I imagine maybe players like Hummels or Schweinsteiger might have deserved a look in perhaps? Also, Zlatan and Thiago Silva? How well did they do last season?

Carroll.

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07 Jan 2013 21:46:53

Wouldn't say he was much better than Falcao tbf, it's splitting hairs, both have been awesome.

Obtuse

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07 Jan 2013 21:48:07

By Sam | Permalink | On 07 January 2013 - 18:17 PM

Fifa World XI: Casillas, Alves, Marcelo, Pique, Ramos, Iniesta, Alonso, Xavi, Ronaldo, Messi, Falcao

I don't understand how Real's second choice keeper got in.

Terribly biased team. It highlights the biased to La Liga.

rossiheslopi

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07 Jan 2013 21:50:53

By Obtuse | Permalink | On 07 January 2013 - 21:48 PM

Terribly biased team. It highlights the biased to La Liga.

This.

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07 Jan 2013 21:51:01

Casillas
Lahm - Kompany - Hummels - Alba
Xavi - Pirlo
Messi - Iniesta - Ronaldo
Falcao

Ninja

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07 Jan 2013 21:54:41

By Obtuse | Permalink | On 07 January 2013 - 21:48 PM

Terribly biased team. It highlights the biased to La Liga.

You're actually right for once.

I mean, there's not much argument for a Chelsea player in there (maybe Mata) but the fact a Bayern player didn't get in despite the fact they got further than the two Spanish teams in the CL is ridic.

Franck

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07 Jan 2013 21:55:38

Any World 11 without Thiago Silva is a joke, an official FIFA one?! No words, just no words.

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