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๐ KYLIAN MBAPPร โ BALLON DโOR RANKINGS YEAR BY YEAR ๐ซ๐ท
๐ฅ 2026 โ 2nd
7๏ธโฃ 2025 โ 7th
6๏ธโฃ 2024 โ 6th
๐ฅ 2023 โ 3rd
6๏ธโฃ 2022 โ 6th
9๏ธโฃ 2021 โ 9th
โ 2020 โ Not awarded
6๏ธโฃ 2019 โ 6th
4๏ธโฃ 2018 โ 4th
7๏ธโฃ 2017 โ 7th
๐ฅ 10 YEARS. 9 RANKINGS. ONE TOP-3 FINISH BEFORE 2026.
๐ LAMINE YAMAL โ BALLON DโOR RANKINGS YEAR BY YEAR ๐ช๐ธ
๐ฅ 2026 โ 3rd
๐ฅ 2025 โ 2nd
8๏ธโฃ 2024 โ 8th
๐คฏ 3 nominations. 3 consecutive years. Still only 19. ๐
๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐โ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐คฏ
๐๐ฃ ๐จ In 2024, Real Madrid BOYCOTTED the Ballon dโOr ceremony because Vinรญcius Jr. was not going to win, despite the club winning the Club of the Year award.
But in 2026, Real Madrid players are attending the Ballon dโOr ceremony despite knowing that Kylian Mbappรฉ is not going to win and that the club has not won a single trophy.
๐ค WHAT HAS CHANGED?
Is Florentino Pรฉrez protecting Vinรญcius Jr. more than Mbappรฉ, or has Mbappรฉ become the real dictator of Real Madrid? ๐ฃ
๐ TOP 20 CLOSEST BALLON DโOR BATTLES IN HISTORY ๐คฏ
1. Messi vs Van Dijk โ 7 points
2. Figo vs Zidane โ 16 points
3. Messi vs Lewandowski โ 33 points
5.Owen vs Raรบl โ 36 points
6. Rodri vs Vinรญcius Jr โ 41 points
7. Ronaldo vs Carlos โ 24 points
8.Shevchenko vs Deco โ 36 points
9. Ronaldinho vs Lampard โ 77 points
9.Cannavaro vs Buffon โ 49 points
10.Nedvฤd vs Henry โ 62 points
11. Kakรก vs Cristiano โ 444 points
12. Cristiano vs Messi โ 446 points
13. Messi vs Cristiano โ 473 points
14. Cristiano vs Messi โ 429 points
15. Cristiano vs Messi โ 76 points
16. Modriฤ vs Cristiano โ 275 points
17. Benzema vs Manรฉ โ 356 points
18. Messi vs Haaland โ 105 points
19. Dembรฉlรฉ vs Yamal โ 321 points
๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐โ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐คฏ
๐ต๐ฑ Robert Lewandowskiโs 2019/20 season was one of the BIGGEST ROBBERIES in football history. ๐
๐๏ธ 47 appearances
โฝ 55 goals
๐ฏ 10 assists
๐ Bundesliga
๐ UEFA Champions League
๐ DFB-Pokal
๐ Bundesliga Top Scorer โ 34 goals
๐ Champions League Top Scorer โ 15 goals
๐ฅ Bundesliga Player of the Season
๐ฅ UEFA Men's Player of the Year
๐ฅ FIFA The Best Men's Player
๐ 55 GOALS. A HISTORIC TREBLE. NO BALLON DโOR.
The award was cancelled in 2020, denying Lewandowski the chance to win footballโs most prestigious individual prize after a legendary season.
๐ BALLON DโOR โ ALL-TIME RECORDS
๐ฅ Most Nominations
1. ๐ต๐น Cristiano Ronaldo โ 18
2. ๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi โ 16
3. ๐ฎ๐น Paolo Maldini โ 13
๐ฅ Most 2nd-Place Finishes
1. ๐ต๐น Cristiano Ronaldo โ 6
2. ๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi โ 5
3. ๐ฉ๐ช Franz Beckenbauer โ 2
๐ฅ Most 3rd-Place Finishes
1. ๐ช๐ธ Xavi โ 3
2. ๐ฎ๐น Paolo Maldini โ 2
3. ๐ซ๐ท Michel Platini โ 2
๐ Most Top-10 Finishes
1. ๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi โ 15
2. ๐ต๐น Cristiano Ronaldo โ 14
3. ๐ฎ๐น Paolo Maldini โ 10
๐ Most Top-20 Finishes
1. ๐ต๐น Cristiano Ronaldo โ 18
2. ๐ฆ๐ท Lionel Messi โ 16
3. ๐ฎ๐น Paolo Maldini โ 13
๐ ๐จ After Real Madrid signings, Lamine Yamal mocked Marc Cucurella in an interview for signing for Real Madrid:
โI told him he's going to start the first [Clรกsico] game and be a substitute in the second because I'm going to eat him alive!โ
๐๐ฅ When they finally faced each other for the first time, Cucurella COOKED Lamine Yamal!
๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆร ๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ข โ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ง.
๐ต๐น PORTO โ 17 YEARS WITHOUT A EUROPEAN TROPHY
๐ต๐น Mourinho arrived โ ๐ UCL
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ CHELSEA โ 50 YEARS WITHOUT THE PREMIER LEAGUE
๐ต๐น Mourinho arrived โ ๐ PREMIER LEAGUE
๐ฎ๐น INTER โ 45 YEARS WITHOUT THE UCL
๐ต๐น Mourinho arrived โ ๐ UCL + TREBLE
๐ช๐ธ REAL MADRID โ 18 YEARS WITHOUT COPA DEL REY
๐ต๐น Mourinho arrived โ ๐ COPA DEL REY
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ MAN UNITED โ 8 YEARS WITHOUT A EUROPEAN TROPHY
๐ต๐น Mourinho arrived โ ๐ EUROPA LEAGUE
๐ฎ๐น ROMA โ NEVER WON A EUROPEAN TROPHY
๐ต๐นMourinho arrived โ ๐ FIRST EUROPEAN TROPHY
๐ช๐ธ REAL MADRID โ 2 YEARS TROPHYLESS
๐ต๐น Mourinho arrived โ ๐ WAITโฆ
๐จ๐ง๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ ROBERTO CARLOS on how he became REAL MADRID'S AGENT, convincing ZINEDINE ZIDANE and DAVID BECKHAM to join the club :
โI didn't negotiate Zidane's transfer. His signing came about because of what he did on the pitch. The way he played for Juventus and France was extraordinary.
During a match, I told him to come to Real Madrid if he wanted to win titles. It wasn't a formal negotiation. Great players naturally dream of playing for Real Madrid.
With Beckham, it was similar. I told him, โCome with us, and you'll be happy.โ I said it during a match, too. I remember joking with him and telling him that we would see each other soon.
It was more about telling great players that they should experience Real Madrid. When you're part of the club, you understand its history and greatness, and you want the best players beside you because that's how you learn.
When Zidane finally arrived, I simply told him how good he was and that I wanted to play with him. I told him he would learn what Real Madrid's history and greatness were really about.
Sometimes people laugh at comments like that, but eventually they can become reality. Many players dream of wearing the Real Madrid shirt and experiencing what it means to play for the club.โ
๐จ๐ง๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ ROBERTO CARLOS on what made the GALรCTICOS dressing room different from modern football:
โMarketing had become a major part of football. For example, Beckham sometimes had to travel to London early in the morning to film an advertisement. The coach had to understand that these players had commercial commitments as well as football responsibilities.
Back then, a company could tell a player, โTomorrow, you need to be in London at eight in the evening to film an advertisement,โ and the player would go and return to Madrid.
Today, there is much more control over players' schedules. Clubs manage their commitments carefully to ensure that players complete their commercial work and still arrive at training properly prepared.โ
๐จ๐ง๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ ROBERTO CARLOS on why FLORENTINO PรREZ resigned during the GALรCTICOS era and why Real Madrid struggled to win more trophies:
โWe were a group of extraordinary players with enormous histories. I experienced something similar with the Brazilian national team, where managing a group with so many famous players was also difficult.
We were teammates and friends, but we didn't win all the titles we wanted because the pressure was enormous. When we went to different stadiums, the pressure was intense, and sometimes we didn't know how to manage it.
Sometimes we made decisions on the pitch that we shouldn't have made. We had won many titles before, but you cannot win everything.
For the players, perhaps managing a dressing room full of superstars is easy. For the coach, it's much more difficult.
A club like Real Madrid will always try to sign the best players. The coach has to understand how to manage them because, ultimately, the players are the ones who make the decisions on the pitch. Maintaining a good relationship with the coach is important.โ
๐จ๐ง๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ ROBERTO CARLOS on scoring so many goals at Inter being his โbiggest problemโ yet REAL MADRID signed him in just 24 HOURS! ๐ญ
โI walked into the dressing room one day, and someone told me, โDo you know you're being sold?โ
I said, โWhat?โ
He replied, โYes, Real Madrid are signing you.โ
Someone from the sporting department told me that Fabio Capello was going to Real Madrid and wanted me desperately.
At the end of the season, Fabio Capello came to sign me for Real Madrid. I was told that I would have to complete pre-season training in Sรฃo Paulo, so we prepared there.
The transfer happened very quickly. I think it was almost within 24 hours. Lorenzo Sanz was the president at the time.
I have no bad memories of my time at Inter. Not at all. Inter was the club that opened the doors for me.
My biggest problem there was that I scored too many goals! ๐
๐จ๐ง๐ท๐ฃ๏ธ ROBERTO CARLOS on how his sister's education led him to sacrifice his childhood:
โI was the second oldest and the only boy in the family. My sister was studying, so I had to do something different. I had to stop studying to help my father work and contribute to the household income. He paid me a very small amount at the time.
When I was 11, I worked with my father. I used to get in his way, and even today, he tells me that I bothered him while he was working because I always wanted to be beside him.
But it was a beautiful childhood. We didn't come from a financially powerful family, and we were always very humble.
My father worked to take care of the house, buy the things we needed and support the family's growth. We always maintained peace and tranquillity.
People sometimes ask me what my childhood was like, and I always give the same answer. Just because Roberto Carlos became a famous footballer doesn't mean my family suddenly had mansions and enormous wealth.โ
๐จ๐ช๐ธ๐ฃ๏ธ SERGIO RAMOS after REAL MADRID'S 5โ2 EL CLรSICO DEFEAT:
โYou cannot win throughout your entire career. That's impossible.
With all the criticism and pressure you face, the easiest thing would be to fall apart and never lift your head again.
You try to escape from it, but deep down, you know how much it hurts.
But when you hit rock bottom, there's only one way left to go: UP.
The taste of defeat teaches you to appreciate victory and understand how difficult it is to win.โ
๐จ๐ AFTER WINNING THE EUROPA LEAGUE, ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIฤ TAKES DIRTY SHOTS AT PAUL POGBA & MANCHESTER UNITED! ๐ญ๐
๐ค Reporter: Zlatan made the difference today. Just how big a difference does he make?
๐ฃ๏ธ Pogba: That's why the club bought him! ๐
๐ฃ๏ธ Zlatan: They bought you. I came for FREE! ๐ญ๐
๐ค Reporter: Do you sense something even more special is coming?
๐ฃ๏ธ Zlatan: I came. That's special. ๐
๐ Pogba: Laughs [loudly] ๐๐ญ
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๐จ๐ต๐น๐ฃ๏ธ Josรฉ Mourinho on the PEAK EL CLรSICO era:
โReal Madrid have a huge rivalry with Barcelona. The best Cristiano, the best Messi, Benzema, the best Higuaรญn, the best Iniesta, and Di Marรญa. Everything was there.
Barcelona were the best team in the world. Real Madrid were trying to change that perspective.
League matches, Super Cup matches, cup finals, Champions League quarter-finals everything in the same season.
In that period, the world stopped for Barรงa vs. Real Madrid. ๐๐ฅ
























