Why the road Left on the podium Ballon d’Or leads through Madrid? – Football Online

Robert Lewandowski , even though the past year is the captain of the Polish national best in his career, he found himself on the podium of the plebiscite, whose stake is the Golden Ball. If you look at the names and achievements, players of the Top 3 – the shame of course there is. Cristiano Ronaldo , Neymar and Leo Messi is after all not only complete and players, but also (no exaggeration) brilliant.

 
 

Robert Lewandowski did not make the top three players nominated for the Ballon d’ (photo: L. Skwiot)

If, however, the top three was RL9 nobody in the world could also say that the nomination for Bayern Munich striker is random. Left won after goals on cue – in the Bundesliga, faculty and Champions League, broke the world record in speed ustrzelenia pięciopaka, and by the way has also won several other entries in the Guinness Book of Records.

OK., did not win the Champions League, there was also top scorer in the German league, but I have the impression that the absence of trophies he had a marginal impact on the choice of electors affiliated with FIFA and” France Football “. The decisive was the fact that on a global scale Lewandowski is less known, less recognizable than not only Messi and Ronaldo, and therefore aliens who share Golden Ball since 2008, but also from Neymar. And perhaps even someone appearing every day in the Primera Division. Today there is no any sense combined Bundesliga La Liga. Spanish firepower tournament in the world is incomparable to any other. Probably contributed to this rivalry Messi Ronaldo, but you have also the heads of Barcelona and Real Madrid give up that could promote the marketing machine of El Clasico momentum, which even in England can only dream of. Sure, Manchester United has many fans in the world, while Arsenal and Chelsea only slightly less, but really the two biggest global brands football – a few lengths ahead of the rest of the rates – they have offices in Barcelona and Madrid. Bayern, Juventus and funded by the sheikhs PSG and Manchester City – despite pumping immoral amounts in recent years – lag far behind.

Although the legend of Bayern, and one of key decision makers in the Munich club, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is of the opinion that in the next few seasons, one

from Bavaria reach for the Golden Ball, but that such an approach … does not guarantee success. Once popular Kalle, who as a player twice 1.FCB got the prize “France Football”, claims that Pep Guardiola’s team is a few candidates for such awards. So really, to throw the gauntlet Messi and Ronaldo, a few too many. What else, if there was one locomotive. And if the occasion champions Germany failed to win the next two editions of the Champions League – then indeed there would be a real chance. Except that too much is in the above thesis wishful thinking. And probably for this reason Lewandowski seriously considering a move to Madrid. It is hard to be otherwise, since it turns out that it is easier to go down in the memory of fans, but the electors, appearing in (not necessarily winning) El Clasico than packing five goals in less than nine minutes in a league match against runner-up Germany. And here it is only a step to the conclusion that if Robert wants to ever land on the podium of the Golden Ball, and certainly the dream, is the only way can lead by performances in Madrid.

No one should forget that Ronaldo and Messi global popularity also owes sponsors, especially the two largest manufacturers of sports equipment. What he begins – and it does not slowly – also use Neymar. And additionally is Brazilian, so representative football nation in particular that such polls can count on bonuses origin. Even if a long time do not win World Cups, which, moreover, at wręczaniu Ballon d’Or has become less important …

Adam Godlewski