Granit Xhaka did not receive the votes of his country.Image: trapezoid
France Football magazine analyzed the Ballon d'Or election results in detail on Saturday. How Swiss journalists voted and how many votes Granit Xhaka received.
Now, it's known who voted for the 2024 Ballon d'Or and how. The results tell us that there is a tough battle between Rodri and Vinicius at the top of the list. The Spaniard, who had 1,170 points, was only 41 points ahead of the Brazilian. Jude Bellingham follows with 917 points. A gap emerged thereafter, with fourth-placed Dani Carvajal scoring just 550 points. Granit Xhaka, ranked 16th, scored a total of 60 points. Only Artem Dovbik and Mats Hummels were never nominated by the respective voters.
France Football also revealed details of each journalist and how each country voted. In Switzerland, this year's honor went to Daniel Visentini of the Tribune de Genève. He wants Vinicius Junior to win ahead of Rodri and Jude Bellingham. So his wish was not fulfilled.
Ranking of Daniel Visentini
1. Vinicius Junior (15 Punkte)
2. Rodri(12)
3. Bellingham(10)
4. Carvajal(8)
5.L Martinez(7)
6. Feet(5)
7. Haaland(4)
8. Yamal(3)
9. Mbappe(2)
10.Kane(1)
Of course, it was winner Rodri who finished first in the judges' votes the most times. His name was ranked first 49 times, while Vinicius received top marks 35 times. However, “France Football” pointed out that five reporters did not give Rodri a point, while the Madridistas only gave such a result three times.
Rodri won the Ballon d'Or.Image: trapezoid
In addition to these two players, there are seven players who deservedly won the Ballon d'Or in the eyes of reporters. Dani Carvajal finished first four times (Angola, Hungary, Oman, Peru) and Jude Bellingham (Scotland, Georgia, Namibia, Slovenia) also finished first One person. Toni Kroos is favored by Argentina and Ecuador, Lautaro Martinez is from Trinidad and Tobago, Kylian Mbappe is from Ivory Coast and Erling Haaland is from South Korea.
The most ridiculous choice was made by a Nigerian journalist, who prioritized his country's forward: Ademola Lookman, No. 14 for the 2024 Ballon d'Or.
Although no one pushed Granit Xhaka to the top spot, the Swiss finished on the podium twice. Germany (Karl-Heinz Wilder of Kicker Magazine) gave him 10 points and a third-place finish, proving the Swiss midfielder's performance against the German national team in the Bundesliga and European Cup last season People were impressed. Xhaka was also nominated for third place in Japan.
Golden Globe Awards Criteria
1. Personal achievements, the decisive and impressive nature of the player.
2. Team achievements and titles obtained.
The third category and fair competition.
The other 12 countries receiving Swiss points are Albania, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Iraq, Italy, Namibia and Tunisia. However, Daniel Visentini has not included the Leverkusen player in his selections.
As a reminder: only the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings can be commented by professional journalists. Since the Syrian representative did not vote, there were 99 votes. (roc/watson.ch/fr)
The same goes for the 2024 Golden Globes
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The same goes for the 2024 Golden Globes
In addition to the “World Player of the Year” and “World Player of the Year”, the 68th Golden Globe Awards also awarded the “World Goalkeeper of the Year”, “World U21 Player of the Year” and “World's Best U21 Player”. players”. Also won the title of “Top Scorer of the Year”.
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