The WCs best player award goes to....

Bogdan 10 years ago

Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine 23 592

ummm imo I think it should go to James Rodriguez, Thomas Muller, or Arjen Robben.

knibis 10 years ago

Valencia, Sweden 181 2500

James Rodriguez would be my pick

chelsea8 10 years ago

Chelsea, Iran 17 2219

bastian schweinsteiger deserved it the most and after him thomas muller!

netsten 10 years ago Edited

Chelsea, Belgium 44 992

@Bogdan +1
Rodriguez, Müller, Kroos or Robben.

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2014-07-13 22:32:55

@Bogdan +1
Rodriguez, Müller, or Robben.

Marcus2011 10 years ago

Chelsea FC, England 277 6501

What a Robbery that was ! James Rodrigues or Thomas Muller or Matt Humels would have deserved more . Even Neur had a better world cup ! Talk about bias FIFA trying to cement legacy of Messi by handing out trophies left and right since 2009 .... smh

tuan_jinn 10 years ago

Manchester United, Netherlands 198 6912

Robben and James deserve it a bit more, and Muller was decent. But Messi also deserves it.

Those players you mentioned have players around them and played as a team. Messi has no one, his best mate was Di Maria and he was out the last most important games. Argentina is a joke overall, but quite decent defending when they play defensively.

Messi literally dragged this team up, that's probably why he got the award!

tiki_taka 10 years ago

Barcelona, France 367 9768

Who cares ? He didnt even look to the trophy...

Im furious, Whys subbing Lavezzi ??? Aguero did simply nothing, Palacio cant controll a ball properly, Higuain offside or selfish...
They had so many chances, the first half should have given a goal to Argentina...

They lacked quality in the bench and Di Maria, Messi cant play forward without him, cant make the pass and be there at finishing...

Higuain, Palacio and Aguero were crap, Mascerano was impressive and Messi did more than i was expecting for him... Very unlcky, even if the German are deserved winners.

Gotze changed from a flop to a national Hero, Congrats.

tuan_jinn 10 years ago

Manchester United, Netherlands 198 6912

Actually I felt sorry for Messi, in this game, so many time he ran up and ran back because the other did a silly pass or dumbly lost the ball... he needed ball the create his usual spark... Argentina just couldn't play...

quikzyyy 10 years ago

Arsenal 429 9010

I totally agree with @tuan I really feel sorry for Messi..

tiki_taka 10 years ago

Barcelona, France 367 9768

Maradona is right, Aguero cant act like a man, he enter in the second half and never defend as he was playing the whole tournment....

Why subbing Lavezzi ? was he injured ?

Dynastian98 10 years ago Edited

Real Madrid 483 7140

@Marcus has it absolutely right here. There's absolutely no need to give Messi the trophy. First of all, he didn't deserve it (hasn't scored a single goal past the group stages), and his legacy is already cemented. I'm furious that he got it. 50 years from now, people are going to look back and be like "Oh, Messi won Golden Ball in 2014 WC. Where was Ronaldo? Oh that's right, he didn't even make it past the group stages. Guess Messi managed to match Maradona's feat". He didn't even come close to matching Maradona. Invisible for about half of the games.

If Messi wins the Ballon d'Or for 2014, I will be furious. He's going to have to be outstanding in the first half of 2014-15 to deserve the Ballon d'Or.

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2014-07-13 23:18:03

There's absolutely no need to give Messi the trophy. First of all, he didn't deserve it (hasn't scored a single goal past the group stages), and his legacy is already cemented. I'm furious that he got it. 50 years from now, people are going to look back and be like "Oh, Messi won Golden Ball in 2014 WC. Where was Ronaldo? Oh that's right, he didn't even make it past the group stages. Guess Messi was historically the better player".

If Messi wins the Ballon d'Or for 2014, I will be furious. He's going to have to be outstanding in the first half of 2014-15 to deserve the Ballon d'Or.

2014-07-13 23:18:03

@Marcus has it absolutely right here. There's absolutely no need to give Messi the trophy. First of all, he didn't deserve it (hasn't scored a single goal past the group stages), and his legacy is already cemented. I'm furious that he got it. 50 years from now, people are going to look back and be like "Oh, Messi won Golden Ball in 2014 WC. Where was Ronaldo? Oh that's right, he didn't even make it past the group stages. Guess Messi was historically the better player".

If Messi wins the Ballon d'Or for 2014, I will be furious. He's going to have to be outstanding in the first half of 2014-15 to deserve the Ballon d'Or.

Marcus2011 10 years ago Edited

Chelsea FC, England 277 6501

Did James Rodriquez had better players around him ? Or Arjen Robben ? Deserves it for what ? Scoring goals against Nigeria , Bosnia , and Iran ? smh

I feel sorry for James Rodriquez , Arjen Robben and several german players who deserved it more . Messi came out a took the award like he did not even want it . I hope deep inside he knows how much undeserved it was for him to win it and to show such a careless look for the award was just ugly when players who really wanted could have got it but thanks to FIFA again.

As far As Aguero I was so happy to see him come out for Lavezzi , like you all noticed his defensive work rate in City was always pathetic and he did not disappoint here .

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2014-07-13 23:33:15

Did James Rodriquez had better players around him ? Or Arjen Robben ? Deserves it for what ? Scoring goals against Nigeria , Bosnia , and Iran ? smh

I feel sorry for James Rodriquez , Arjen Robben and several german players who deserved it more . Messi came out a took the award like he did not even want it . I hope deep inside he knows how much undeserved it was for him to win it and show such careless look for the award was just ugly when players who really wanted could have got it by thanks FIFA again.

As far As Aguero I was so happy to see him come out for Lavezzi , like you all noticed his defensive work rate in City was always pathetic and he did not disappoint here .

Dynastian98 10 years ago

Real Madrid 483 7140

"I feel sorry for James Rodriquez , Arjen Robben and several german players who deserved it more"

Speaking of which, Bastian Schweinsteiger put in a performance of a lifetime here. He's going to go down as a German legend at this rate. Him, Lahm, Klose, and possibly Neuer in a few more years.

JuanMata10 10 years ago

Chelsea, Austria 17 1696

Toni Kroos or Arjen Robben for me

Salahadin 10 years ago

Real Madrid, France 11 554

This is bs tbh undeserved

Marcus2011 10 years ago

Chelsea FC, England 277 6501

+1 Dysnatian98

I think he was most fouled player on the field today ! What a performance , resilience and spirit he had shown on the pitch ! He was like a General on the field leading attack and defending like a lion . I think they are already legends after this final for sure .

shpalman 10 years ago Edited

AC Milan, Italy 55 2252

@Bogdan, Dynastian & Marcus : +1

Messi doesn't deserve it, plain and simple. it feels forced, like they didn't want him to finish the competition with empty hands. not fair.

@Tiki
please mate stick to the topic: Golden Ball. match considerations can be made in a different thread :)

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2014-07-14 00:12:35

@Dynastian & Marcus : +1

Messi doesn't deserve it, plain and simple. it feels forced, like they didn't want him to finish the competition with empty hands. not fair.

@Tiki
please mate stick to the topic: Golden Ball. match considerations can be made in a different thread :)

Eden17Hazard17 10 years ago

Chelsea FC 157 4232

Schweinsteiger put in a fabulous performance today. He wanted it more than anyone. James has been incredible and he scored 6 in only 5 games with at least a goal a game. Although I don't like Robben that much, he was at his best for every game and was threatening all defences he came up against. Muller, Kroos and Hummels were great all round and Schurlle did really wwll when called upon. Messi didn't score in the knockouts but he was great in the group stage. Neuer was incredible once again and that brings me to Navas and Howard. Ronaldo and Neymar weren't up to scratch for me.

Hummels, Schweinsteiger, Neuer, Navas, Howard, Muller Schurlle and Pogba Sanchez and many more had great World Cups however my vote would go to Robben or James.

tiki_taka 10 years ago Edited

Barcelona, France 367 9768

“Right at this moment the award is not important to me. I don’t care. We had wanted to win the trophy and celebrate with everyone back home in Argentina,” Messi told reporters in the Mixed Zone after the game.

“After the game we put in, we deserved a little more. It’s painful to end on the losing side after playing like we did because we were so close to the penalty shoot-out. It’s been a while since Argentina has got this far – we haven’t got past the quarter-finals in other editions. We’re upset at not being able to win the game, and there will be a lot of people giving us a hard time about it.

“Germany had control of the ball but we created the best chances. We were a little unlucky not to have put those chances away,” he continued. “We had three clear attempts: mine, El Pipa’s and Rodrigo’s but the ball didn’t go in. Now we have to look forward to the future”.

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2014-07-14 04:15:48

“Right at this moment the award is not important to me. I don’t care. We had wanted to win the trophy and celebrate with everyone back home in Argentina,” Messi told reporters in the Mixed Zone after the game.

“After the game we put in, we deserved a little more. It’s painful to end on the losing side after playing like we did because we were so close to the penalty shoot-out. It’s been a while since Argentina has got this far – we haven’t got past the quarter-finals in other editions. We’re upset at not being able to win the game, and there will be a lot of people giving us a hard time about it.

“Germany had control of the ball but we created the best chances. We were a little unlucky not to have put those chances away,” he continued. “We had three clear attempts: mine, El Pipa’s and Rodrigo’s but the ball didn’t go in. Now we have to look forward to the future”.

2014-07-14 04:15:48

“Right at this moment the award is not important to me. I don’t care. We had wanted to win the trophy and celebrate with everyone back home in Argentina,” Messi told reporters in the Mixed Zone after the game.

“After the game we put in, we deserved a little more. It’s painful to end on the losing side after playing like we did because we were so close to the penalty shoot-out. It’s been a while since Argentina has got this far – we haven’t got past the quarter-finals in other editions. We’re upset at not being able to win the game, and there will be a lot of people giving us a hard time about it.

“Germany had control of the ball but we created the best chances. We were a little unlucky not to have put those chances away,” he continued. “We had three clear attempts: mine, El Pipa’s and Rodrigo’s but the ball didn’t go in. Now we have to look forward to the future”.

shpalman 10 years ago

AC Milan, Italy 55 2252

@Tiki
mate, didn't i kindly ask you to discuss the match in another thread? please.