The final verdict on who should win the Ballon d’Or

Cristiano Ronaldo

He has been the best player this season and if the trophy is to be given to the overall best performer, no one else comes close

Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Ronaldo is arguably the world’s most in form player as we reach the end of year, with his stunning hat-trick in Portugal’s World Cup qualifying second leg playoff against Sweden leaving most observers in awe. The former Manchester United star has racked up 67 goals in 57 games over the course of the calender year, with 33 of them coming in 21 games this season so far including hat-tricks against Northern Ireland, Galatasaray, Sevilla, Real Sociedad and the one in Solna.

There have been many people saying that Ronaldo has been helped by FIFA’s controversial decision to extend the voting period which allowed the World Cup playoffs to be taken into consideration, but no one seems to be coming up with a logical, fact-based explanation why the governing body would want the Portuguese skipper to win more than any other candidate. At the same time, his four goals that carried Portugal to the World Cup in Brazil shouldn’t be the decisive factor that win’s him the Ballon d’Or, as he hasn’t won any silverware with his club this year.

Conclusion

As said before, Ballon d’Or is an award given to the best individual performer in the year and so for me Cristiano Ronaldo deserves it. I know, he hasn’t won anything this year when compared with the likes of Messi or Ribery, but team success isn’t the only factor in choosing the winner. The reason why Ronaldo deserves the trophy is that he forms one half of the most engrossing and intense individual rivalries in football, with Messi. And this year he has been way better than the Argentine and even the Frenchman.