{"id":35138,"date":"2023-10-30T18:57:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soccergator.io\/?p=31971"},"modified":"2023-10-30T18:57:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:57:55","slug":"who-is-the-greatest-footballer-never-to-win-a-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/who-is-the-greatest-footballer-never-to-win-a-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is the greatest footballer never to win a Ballon d\u2019Or?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Lionel Messi set on winning his record-setting 8th Ballon d&#8217;Or today &#8211; his third in three decades &#8212; let&#8217;s look at the greatest players who should have won it. Below are five players who suffered one of the biggest robberies in football. Will Erling Haaland, with 71 goal\/assist contributions and a Man City treble, soon be added to this list?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-paolo-maldini-1994\">Paolo Maldini, 1994<\/h4>\n<p>Arguably one of the greatest defenders ever, the Italian spent his entire career at AC Milan, winning seven Serie A and five Champions League titles. The Ballon d&#8217;Or, however, eluded him.<\/p>\n<p>He should have taken it home at least once, especially in 1994, when he finished in third place. But Brazil beat Italy in the World Cup finals, and even then, Baggio might have taken the crown.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should&#8217;ve Won:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 1994, Hristo Stoichkov won the Ballon d&#8217;Or.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-raul-2001\">Ra\u00fal, 2001<\/h4>\n<p>The all-time top scorer for Real Madrid until Cristiano Ronaldo broke his record, Ra\u00fal won six La Liga and three UEFA Champions League titles. But during 2001, he was stellar, guiding Real Madrid to La Liga and winning the UCL and La Liga Golden Boot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a scandal that&nbsp;<strong>Raul<\/strong>&nbsp;didn&#8217;t win the&nbsp;<strong>Ballon<\/strong>&nbsp;d&#8217;Or,&#8221; Francesco Totti once said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should&#8217;ve Won:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 2001, Michael Owen won the Ballon d&#8217;Or instead. Owen won the FA Cup, Europa, and EFL Cup for Liverpool that season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert Lewandowski, 2020<\/h4>\n<p>Can we right this wrong? Robert Lewandowski was the Ballon d&#8217;Or winner for 2020 until Covid canceled the ceremony. He scored 55 goals in 47 games that season, guiding Bayern Munich to Champions League, Bundesliga, and DFB-Pokal triumph.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The same could be said for the following season, which Messi won for his heroics in Argentina&#8217;s Copa America victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should&#8217;ve Won:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 2020, but COVID canceled the ceremony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thierry Henry, 2003<\/h4>\n<p>The closest Thierry Henry came to winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or was during the 2002-03 season. Arsenal&#8217;s legendary striker scored 32 goals and notched 28 assists that season. Nedved achieved half the stats but starred in some amazing individual displays for Juventus, which lost the UCL final that season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is what it is. You can&#8217;t debate opinions,&#8221; said Henry reminiscing in 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should&#8217;ve Won:<\/strong>&nbsp;In 2003, but Pavel Nedved took it home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Was Thierry Henry robbed of the Ballon d&#39;Or in 2003? <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f914.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6RObwW8EQ6\">pic.twitter.com\/6RObwW8EQ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Sports Golazo <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/26bd.png\" alt=\"\u26bd\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsGolazo\/status\/1717248405984993743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iniesta and Xavi, 2010<\/h4>\n<p>Iniesta and Xavi were two of three Barcelona players who finished in the top three voting for the 2010 Ballon d&#8217;Or. But they lost out to teammate Lionel Messi, who tallied 60 goals and assists the prior season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Iniesta and Xavi also won the 201 World Cup, arguably the same reason Messi is winning the 2023 version.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should&#8217;ve Won: <\/strong>2010, but Messi <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f937.png\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd37\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gianluigi Buffon<\/h4>\n<p>Winning the Ballon d&#8217;Or as a goalkeeper will always be a stretch. Lev Yashin is the only goalie with that record under his name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But if it were going to be given to a second goalkeeper, Buffon had to be in the running. The Italian guided Italy to the 2006 World Cup, but teammate Fabio Cannavaro won the award while Buffon finished second.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should&#8217;ve Won: <\/strong>2006\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Instagram\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cy_mCPNJoHZ\/?hl=en\">erling.haaland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cw6hOhnI995\/?hl=en&#038;img_index=1\">leomessi<\/a>, Wikimedia Commons\/<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Camp_Nou_Experience_(_Ank_Kumar,_INFOSYS)_02.jpg\">Ank Kumar<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/soccergator.io\/who-is-the-greatest-footballer-never-to-win-a-ballon-dor\/\">Who is the greatest footballer never to win a Ballon d&#8217;Or?<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/soccergator.io\/\">SoccerGator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2><b>Commercials Cooperation Advertisements:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><br>(1) IT Teacher IT Freelance<br> <\/p>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress><img src=http:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ITTeacherITFreelance-Website.png alt=IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b, PHP\u88dc\u7fd2,CSS\u88dc\u7fd2,XML,Java\u88dc\u7fd2,MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2,graphic design\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e2d\u5c0f\u5b78ICT\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e00\u5c0d\u4e00\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2\u548cFreelance\u81ea\u7531\u5de5\u4f5c\u914d\u5c0d\u3002\/><\/a><p><a href=https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/findteacher>\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427! <\/a><br>\r\n\r\n\u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a -\u6559\u80b2 -IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\u201d ( IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 ) \u63d0\u4f9b\u4e00\u500b\u65b9\u4fbf\u7684\u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a \u6559\u80b2\u5e73\u53f0, \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u96fb\u8166 \u8001\u5e2b, IT freelance \u548c programming expert. \u8b93\u5927\u5bb6\u65b9\u4fbf\u5730\u5c31\u80fd\u627e\u5230\u5408\u9069\u7684\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2, \u96fb\u8166\u73ed, \u5bb6\u6559, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b.  <br>\r\n\r\nWe are a education and information platform which you can find a IT private tutorial teacher or freelance. <br>\r\n\r\nAlso we provide different information about information technology, Computer, programming, mobile, Android, apple, game, movie, anime, animation\u2026 \r\n<\/p>\n<p><br>(2) ITSec<br> <\/p><a href=https:\/\/itsec.vip><img src=http:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ITSec-Main-Promotion-Image.png alt= https:\/\/itsec.vip\/\r\nSecure Your Computers from Cyber Threats and mitigate risks with professional services to defend Hackers.  \r\nITSec provide IT Security and Compliance Services, including IT Compliance Services, Risk Assessment, IT Audit, Security Assessment and Audit, ISO 27001 Consulting and Certification, GDPR Compliance Services, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Penetration test, Ethical Hacking, Vulnerabilities scan, IT Consulting, Data Privacy Consulting, Data Protection Services, Information Security Consulting, Cyber Security Consulting, Network Security Audit, Security Awareness Training.\/><\/a> \r\n<br><br> \r\n<p><a href=https:\/\/itsec.vip>www.ITSec.vip<\/a> <br> <br> \r\n<p><a href=https:\/\/sraa.com.hk>www.Sraa.com.hk<\/a> <br> <br> \r\n<p><a href=https:\/\/itsec.hk>www.ITSec.hk<\/a> <br> <br> \r\n<p><a href=https:\/\/penetrationtest.hk>www.Penetrationtest.hk<\/a> <br> <br> \r\n<p><a href=https:\/\/itseceu.uk>www.ITSeceu.uk<\/a> <br> <br> \r\nSecure Your Computers from Cyber Threats and mitigate risks with professional services to defend Hackers. <br><br>\r\nITSec provide IT Security and Compliance Services, including IT Compliance Services, Risk Assessment, IT Audit, Security Assessment and Audit, ISO 27001 Consulting and Certification, GDPR Compliance Services, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Penetration test, Ethical Hacking, Vulnerabilities scan, IT Consulting, Data Privacy Consulting, Data Protection Services, Information Security Consulting, Cyber Security Consulting, Network Security Audit, Security Awareness Training. \r\n<br><br>Contact us right away. <br><br>Email (Prefer using email to contact us): <br>SalesExecutive@ITSec.vip<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Lionel Messi set on winning his record-setting 8th Ballon d&#8217;Or today \u2013 his third in three decades \u2014 let&#8217;s look at the greatest players who should have won it. 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