Football Ballon d'Or Who voted what?

Discover the details of the votes that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Golden Ball France Football 2013.

Cristiano Ronaldo, distinguished by a democratic vote! 

Cristiano Ronaldo he deserved the Golden Ball? Serious question. If we stick to titles earned in 2013, no! On this criterion, Franck Ribery he was loud and clear for weeks, could not see the trophy escape. Yet the French took only third place in the final standings, trailing by Portuguese and Lionel Messi. Hard to swallow even though many may feel rightly that the two stars of Real Madrid and Barcelona are inherently stronger than the Bayern Munich player. But democracy has spoken and his judgment is final.

Since 2010, the Golden Ball is given by adding the votes of three separate colleges. Voting journalists "were kings" independently since 1956, the year of the creation of the Golden Ball France Football by , have aggregated the votes of the captains and head coaches of national teams. A development that changes everything since according to the operating before 2010, it is Franck Ribery who was distinguished.

We offer below to see the detail of the 541 votes that sacred Ronaldo, college by college. 

VOTE FOR MASTERS

541 votes

Where it is found that the choice of players is far from being completely objective. That surprises you? Thus, the Argentina captain, a certain Lionel Messi, not even pretended by voting for his three teammates Barcelona Iniesta, Xavi and Neymar. For Brazil, Thiago Silva did not dare go so far simply placing his teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic in second place behind Messi but Ronaldo before. Zlatan, him, he wanted to pay tribute to his adopted country by voting before Ribery Messi and Ronaldo? We will never know.

African solidarity requires, Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba and the Ivory Coast have both placed Yaya Touré top of their trifecta. Eto'o complete his with Messi, his former partner in Barcelona and Eden Hazard, her current partner to Chelsea ... Well as to the high Hugo Lloris, he has to please everyone. In his country by placing Franck Ribery in mind, his corporation distinguishing the Bavarian porter Manuel Neuer and finally to his club not forgetting Gareth Bale, the former Tottenham striker! Great job.

VOTING breeders

Among breeders as among players can be fun to spot collusion, friendships or sense of patriotism through the votes. Franck Ribery has benefited from the strong presence of French coaches in Africa. It has registered support in Mauritania (Patrice Neveu), Côte d'Ivoire (Sabri Lamouchi) and Togo (Didier Six). However, Alain Giresse, Senegal coach chose him Messi while Paul Le Guen, speaking as coach of Oman has placed Ronaldo head. But the French are comforted by finding that Vahid Halilhodzic (Algeria) Safet Susic and (Bosnia) voted for him that is to share the title of most French Bosniaks!

Another source of consolation for Franck Ribéry, the certainty of belonging to a large family, that of Bayern Munich, it has been verified by recording the unfailing support of Louis Van Gaal (Netherlands) Jurgen Klinsmann (United States) or Ottmar Hitzfeld (Switzerland). Bayern one day, Bayern forever!

VOTE FOR JOURNALISTS

We do not dare imagine the honest journalists yield to such facilities. If the Argentine representative voted for Lionel Messi to Ronaldo and Ribery and his Portuguese colleague voted to Ronaldo Messi and Ribery, we are told that these choices are the result of long discussions. As the eminent Ejnès Gerard, head of France Football, that is the end of an intense and rich debate with himself he decided, in good conscience, vote Ribéry before Ronaldo and Messi . It was wise, but it was not enough ..

source: l'equipe