5 reasons why the Ballon d'Or should be scrapped

#2 Team quality diminished

Real Madrid had a fantastic year last season, winning La Liga and the Champions League in superb fashion. So, let’s give Ronaldo all the plaudits for scoring a fair few goals for them and shove all those that made everything else happen in the background.

That’s the problem with individual awards in a team game, they seemingly diminish the accomplishments of the collective. They had impressive seasons from the likes of Sergio Ramos, who was just as much of a threat in the opposition box as his own, Casemiro, who gave the team balance, and Isco, who was in the form of his life as a creative influence.

That’s not mentioning the contributions of Marcelo, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and even the substitutes that helped in times of need or Zinedine Zidane’s qualities. The Ballon d’Or ignores all of that, focusing on one cog in what was an incredible machine.