5 reasons why the Ballon d'Or should be scrapped

#4 Different Roles

The Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi debate will run on for years. One point of contention will be who won more Ballon d’Or awards over the course of the career but some years have been too close to call.

That’s especially important because, and I know this sounds crazy to some, they are two completely different players.

Ronaldo is a physical specimen, with great power in his running, striking and an incredible ability to leap into the air as if he was trying to dunk on his defender. Messi is a wizard, with the most impeccable close-ball control and the ability to drift into space as if the defenders didn’t exist.

Both are brilliant for two completely different reasons, so why is there the need to compare the two with an award? It’s absurd.