{"id":292529,"date":"2023-10-30T18:24:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292529"},"modified":"2023-10-30T18:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:24:36","slug":"journalist-who-helps-decide-ballon-dor-submits-strange-votes-every-single-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/journalist-who-helps-decide-ballon-dor-submits-strange-votes-every-single-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist who helps decide Ballon d\u2019Or submits strange votes every single year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi is set to land his eighth Ballon d'Or on Monday evening – and while he can count on the votes of a lot of journalists, Hafiz Marikar isn't one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sri Lankan journalist certainly takes an interesting view on who he thinks is the best player in the world. In previous years, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Leonardo Bonucci have been hailed as the best player on the planet.<\/p>\n

The Daily News journalist first earned fame in 2017, when he opted for a top five of Harry Kane, Eden Hazard, Radamel Falcao, David de Gea and his winner Bonucci – whose crowning achievement was a Champions League final. <\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/b>Premier League flop almost won Ballon d'Or quit at 28 to sell vacuum cleaners<\/b><\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/b>All 9 players that would have won Ballon d'Or if Messi and Ronaldo didn't exist<\/b><\/p>\n

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In 2018, Marikar opted for Eden Hazard – who captained Belgium to third place in the World Cup. Roberto Firmino and Paul Pogba rounded out the Sri Lankan's podium. <\/p>\n

However, 2019 was Marikar's masterpiece, and Alexander-Arnold, in his eyes, was the best player on the planet. The Liverpudlian was joined in the top five by Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, Antoine Griezmann, Robert Lewandowski, and Marc-Andre ter Stegan. <\/p>\n

What do you think of Hafiz Marikar's Ballon d'Or picks? Let us know in the comments section<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Every year, journalists from the top 100 nations in the FIFA rankings are invited to rank their top five players from the shortlist of 30 Ballon d'Or candidates.<\/p>\n

The player ranked first will receive six points, second is given four, third is given three points, fourth two points, and fifth is handed a single point. The points are then pooled, and a winner is announced.<\/p>\n

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