I felt so much of it was wrong.
1) On the women's side, not sure how Marta was nominated ahead of Christine Sinclair. She's been phenomenal for Canada. I have no issue with Abby Wambach winning. She's a top quality striker in the women's game, while Alex Morgan had a great year.
2) The world XI: like them or hate them, but Robin van Persie and Andrea Pirlo definitely deserved places in that team. At CB, did Gerard Pique have a better year than Mats Hummels or Giorgio Chiellini for example? Did he f**k. What about Phillip Lahm? Surely he was deserving of a place at either LB or RB. There are a number of players deserving that weren't voted for by their peers. Some strange omissions IMO
3) I hate Cristiano Ronaldo, but I kinda feel this could have been his this year. I'm not taking anything away from 91 goals in a calendar year -- that's simply amazing! -- but Ronaldo's goals helped Real win La Liga and pushed Portugal to the semis of the Euros despite starting in the "group of death." That was a very good year that's been underrated. I mean, whoever won the award would have been deserving, but I'm inclined to think Ronaldo should have slightly edged it (or at least gotten closer).
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