The Ballon d'Or is the biggest individual award in football and over the years great players have won it. Award winners are usually chosen by votes from football players around the world. In recent times, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated football with 12 times winning this award.
While Lionel Messi has 7 Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo has 5. However, to the surprise of many, Cristiano Ronaldo has more Ballon d'Or votes in football history than Lionel Messi. The Portuguese superstar had 3,781 votes while Lionel Messi had 3,574 votes. Cristiano Ronaldo defeated Lionel Messi to win the 2016 Ballon d'Or by an impressive margin of 429 votes. This is still the largest win rate in the history of this prestigious award.
Real Madrid star Luka Modric is third on the rankings with a total of 837 votes. The huge difference between Modric's all-time votes compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's says a lot about the two stars' dominance in football. French legend Zinedine Zidane was fourth with a total of 715 votes. France's World Cup winner won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk is the fifth player with the most Ballon d'Or votes in football history. The Dutch got 679 votes for his name. However, he never won the award, but came very close in 2019 when he was beaten by Lionel Messi with SEVEN points. Here is the complete list of 10 players with the most Ballon d'Or votes in football history:
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Frank Lampard has explained how he has dealt with a bloated Chelsea squad since taking over as the club's caretaker manager.
Speaking to reporters, Lampard said: "I've talked to most of the players and I wouldn't say they're tough but honest and straightforward.
"When you come up with something in such a short amount of time, I don't have much to discuss, the standings are clean and the players have a chance. It's hard to rule out the players, no only at Chelsea but at any club." job.
“When I was here before, I removed four or five international players as needed. These are difficult situations and I understand from the player's point of view but I have to make a decision.
"I'll have them during my time here and as long as I can speak clearly and honestly about why people aren't on the team, I'll try to do that. At the same time, sometimes there's not. No big reason at all, sometimes it's a choice and people have to change their choice according to the way they train.
"We have to deal with [the size of the team], that's our job. Dealing with that means everyone feels involved and gets the attention and training they get. needed," he added.
“If you split the team you have to be very clear about what you are aiming for, sometimes if you have a challenge on a game day and you want to work 10 against 10, some players are absent, so you have they come in and out or group on the side. That's our problem, when I say that's probably not the right word, we have to find a solution to everything and make sure everything works. I will not insist on that.
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