Lets get nuts and do some awards for an award show, shall we?
Tag: Ballon d’Or
Why none of the 2015 Ballon d’Or finalists deserve the award
The Ballon d’or nominees have been announced and, as usual, everyone has opinions on them. Even the nominees themselves. Neymar thinks Cristiano Ronaldo should have been left out and Luis Suarez should have been included, Cristiano thinks Lionel Messi will win, and Messi probably thinks they should all skip the Ballon d’Or gala and go to Legoland instead.
None of these men deserve the award, though. So, without further ado, let’s get to pointing out the failings of these magnificent athletes.
Massimo Luongo declares his Ballon d’Or nomination “a bit random”
When the 59-player Ballon d’Or long list was leaked last week, a few names stood out. One of those was 23-year-old Australia and QPR Massimo Luongo.
Cristiano Ronaldo has a Ballon d’Or phone case worth more than his phone
Cristiano Ronaldo has a gold ball (three, actually), gold boots, and now he has a gold iPhone case to complete the set of things that would make Auric Goldfinger jealous if he were alive today and a real person. The iPhone 6 case made specially for Ronaldo by Swedish company Golden Concepts is 24 karat gold and worth more than $6,000. So if he drops it, he would be more upset about scratching the case than breaking the phone. Or he wouldn’t care because the combined value of both items is about four minutes worth of wages to him. Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s son was excited to meet Lionel Messi at the Ballon d’Or gala
Cristiano Ronaldo once again brought his dapperly dressed son to the Ballon d’Or gala, giving the younger Cristiano a chance to meet his dad’s trophy rival, whom he apparently won’t stop talking about at home.
Cristiano Ronaldo to wear diamond encrusted gold boots to celebrate third Ballon d’Or
Nike has created their first ever micro-diamond encrusted football boots to mark Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or hat trick. And, like Cristiano himself, they’re not just for show — he will wear them for the second leg of Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey tie against Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
Several possible explanations for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or mating call
As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo won his second consecutive and third overall Ballon d’Or on Monday. And he punctuated his acceptance speech by bellowing “Siiiii!”
Why none of the 2014 Ballon d’Or finalists deserve the award
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer have been named the finalists for the 2014 Ballon d’Or and exactly none of them deserve the award. There is, however, one man who should take the prize.