, it is a mixture of international (WC, friendlies, other competitions) and club performances. Like this year Ronaldo did badly in the WC but can be called best in the world for his games with Madrid, on the other hand Messi has already done well in the WC but for Barca he wasn't as good in the end, but based on history he can still be called the best, he's also not even in his prime.

Generally FIFA is very biased towards Barcelona players. Pirlo and Ibra deserved the two Ballons Messi is holding now.



Messi should have won just two. The other two was "stolen" from other players.



Anyways, once he retires he is just another midget like Maradona

Ballon D'or means nothing.

Subjective opinon award

Trophies and medals are all that matters

personally when a player is 1 thing at the world cup but smthin other atclub level, i regard club level as most accurate reflection

Ballon d'Or is an individual award for the best PLAYER, not team.



The World Cup is won by the best TEAM, not the best individual player or players.



The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Deal with it, fangirls.