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Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by playboy99(m): 10:41am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Messi snubbed as Bale,
Ronaldo, Griezmann up
for UEFA Best Player
award
Aug 5, 2016 10:19:03 Uefa
The Argentine failed to make
the top three for the Best Player
in Europe accolade in favour of
the Real Madrid duo and the
Atletico and France striker
Lionel Messi has been left out
of the top three shortlist for
the UEFA Best Player in Europe
Award, with Cristiano
Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and
Antoine Griezmann in the
running.
Messi was not even placed
fourth in the long list of 10
candidates as Barcelona team-
mate Luis Suarez bumped him
down to fifth.
Ronaldo is favourite for the
award, having led Real Madrid
to their 11th Champions
League win in 2015-16, before
being crowned European
champion with Portugal after
seeing off France in the final at
Euro 2016.
READ MORE | Messi
keen to discuss Argentina
future
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Bale, meanwhile, also won the
Champions League with
Madrid, while inspiring Wales
to the semi-finals at the
European Championship.
France striker Griezmann lost
the Champions League final
with Atletico, and was also on
the losing side to Ronaldo at
the Euros, although he was
crowned top scorer with six
goals.
The award, which Messi won
last year, is voted for by
journalists
from UEFA's member
nations. Gianluigi Buffon,
Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller,
Manuel Neuer and Pepe were
the other players on the long
list.
The winner will be announced
on August 25, the day of the
draw for the Champions
League group stage. |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by Nobody: 10:44am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Not even Messi snubbed....Suarez?? |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by playboy99(m): 10:47am On Aug 05, 2016 |
bykebyke:they shuld go win there southamerican awards |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by Nobody: 10:48am On Aug 05, 2016 |
playboy99: |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by TheGoodJoe(m): 10:52am On Aug 05, 2016 |
The award is based on the Just concluded Euro. |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by Tolexander: 10:55am On Aug 05, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:both UEFA champion's league and Euro. |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:00am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Tolexander: The Euro takes massive consideration if not, Bale would not be there ahead of Suarez. 1 Like |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by Tolexander: 11:08am On Aug 05, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:Seems you have forgotten Barcelona didn't reach the semi final. But Bale went on to win the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid! |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:12am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Tolexander: So to you, Bale was a higher rated player than Suarez in the Champions League. It is not about just winning title but performance. Bale Won the Champions League, Greizmann did not but you and I know Greizmann will get a higher rating. |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by Tolexander: 11:24am On Aug 05, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:imagine! what rating has a player that played two steps below the final match? Bale was instrumental to the Real Madrid glory. Before mentioning Suarez, one would have mentioned Robert Lewandoski. He had more goals and surpassed Suarez's Barcelona stage last UCL. |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by TheGoodJoe(m): 11:29am On Aug 05, 2016 |
Tolexander: I talked of Bale vs Suarez. If we are talking Champions League, I doubt Bale had high assists, Bale did not score any goal. If we use Champions League, Bale was not a better player than Suarez. Suarez scored 8 goals. If Suarez had low rating in the Champions League, he would not be on the Champions League team of the competition. This is a Euro pick. When we go to the World Best ratings, Bale will get missing. |
Re: Messi Snubbed As Bale, Ronaldo, Griezmann Up For UEFA Best Player Award by Tolexander: 11:55am On Aug 05, 2016 |
TheGoodJoe:What do you expect, he has to be rated in the 2015/16 UCL for the fact that he had the third highest goals in it. 6 forward players were listed, how possible is it not to have the third highest goal scorer that reached the quarter final? I don't talk on list not released. |
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