Not to mention, Messi wasn’t that great for Barca in 2021, and was horrendous in his first few months at PSG. The Copa America ended up being the deciding factor, even though this wasn’t the case in the past when players like Alexis Sanchez had killer campaigns that involved winning the same exact trophy. Sentimental value unfortunately plays a big role in deciding these awards, even though they should be looked at purely objectively.
It doesn’t help that it’s all these brain-dead journalists who vote for it (some of whom openly admitted to not voting for Ronaldo in 2018 because he had rape allegations against him, even though there was nothing definitive…)
Not to mention, Messi wasn’t that great for Barca in 2021, and was horrendous in his first few months at PSG. The Copa America ended up being the deciding factor, even though this wasn’t the case in the past when players like Alexis Sanchez had killer campaigns that involved winning the same exact trophy. Sentimental value unfortunately plays a big role in deciding these awards, even though they should be looked at purely objectively.
It doesn’t help that it’s all these brain-dead journalists who vote for it (some of whom openly admitted to not voting for Ronaldo in 2018 because he had rape allegations against him, even though there was nothing definitive…)