Ballon D'or Snubs

Always the bridesmaid never the bride
Name these players who were snubbed from the Ballon D’or
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The year they should have won it
Why they should have won it
Why it was a snub
Player
2003
24 goals & 20 assists in the league 32 goals in all competitions & 23 assists in all comps PFA Players' Player of the Year FWA Footballer of the Year Runner-up 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year Set the record for most assists in a single Premier League season First player in History to record 20 goals and 20 assists in one of Europe's top-five leagues
Winner scored 9 league goals 14 in all competitions
Thierry Henry
1986
The Ballon d'Or was only awarded to European players at the time- Stupid FIFA World Cup winner 1986 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1986 FIFA World Cup Most Assists 1986 Scored the best goal of all time in 1986 world cup
Winner's team went out at round of 16 Snubbed player scored more World Cup goals than winner Not even top 10 in golden ball
Diego Maradona
1970
FIFA World Cup winner 1970 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball 1970 Most assists in a FIFA World Cup (1970- 6) Most assists in a FIFA World Cup final (1970- 2)
His team came 3rd in the world cup
Pele
2004
Won UEFA Champions League with an underdog 25 assists Won three trophies UEFA Champions League Final goalscorer and MOTM
His team only reached quarter finals of the UCL
Deco
2019
Won the UEFA Champions League 97 points in the Premier League 21 Premier League clean sheets PFA players player UEFA mens player of the year Premier League player of the season
Winner lost 4-3 on aggregate in UCL semi finals to snubbed’s team
Virgil Van Dijk
2020
UEFA Champions league winner DFL Supercup winner Club World Cup winner Bundesliga winner DFB Pokal winner 34 league goals 15 champions league goals
Cancelled due to COVID
Robert Lewandowski
2013
UEFA Champions League winner Bundesliga winner DfB Pokal winner 15 Bundesliga assists 5 UCL assists
Winner won 0 major trophies
Franck Ribery
2023
Premier League winner UEFA Champions League winner FA Cup winner Premier League golden boot winner European golden shoe winner FWA footballer of the year Premier League player of the season UEFA Mens player of the year PFA players player of the year Gerd muller trophy IFFHS worlds best player 36 league goals 52 goals in 53 games all comps 12 goals in 11 UCL games First season with new club
Winner Only won one trophy and limited individual awards
Erling Haaland
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Level 55
Apr 20, 2025
Owen instead of Raúl is by a large margin the biggest snub ever in terms of trophies and stats