THE BALLON D’OR ceremony was last night and once again Cristiano Ronaldo got the prize. And while the ceremony lacked suspense since the obvious candidate won, the breakdown of votes is where the real fun is.
You can see who each national coach, captain and media member picked for their top three. Most of them are fairly orthodox – Robbie Keane and Martin O’Neill both picked Ronaldo – but a few will give you a good laugh.
England boss Roy Hodgson wanted to shake up the established pecking order and he went with a left-field selection.
Mascherano had a great year – that block on Robben late in the World Cup semi-final was exceptional – but world player of the year? Roy couldn’t find any room for Messi either, he really is a tough critic.
What would your top three have been?
