Golden Globes Review: An era of post-80s rule monopoly led by Kakamesi Ronaldo

With the announcement of the 30 candidates for the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, it actually means that the most concerned individual award in the world football this year is getting closer and closer to the final suspense.

So, the final suspense of this year's winner is Dembele, which is expected by everyone or Yamal, who is highly anticipated, will undoubtedly not be determined until September 22.

Recently, football media SCORE 90 also reviewed the list of the top 5 players of the Golden Globes from 2007 to the present. Regarding this review, everyone couldn't help but sigh: Perhaps, players born in the 1980s can indeed be called the strongest group of players, after all, their monopoly on the Golden Globe Awards has been more than 15 years and has reached 17 years.

SCORE 90, 2007-present Golden Globe winner and the top 5 reviews of the year

1, Kaka (Golden Globe winner)

2, Ronaldo, Messi

4, Drogba

5, Pirlo

For the history of the Golden Globe Awards and even the world football world, 2007 should be considered a landmark year - after all, it was from this year that in the awarding results of the highest personal honor awards in the world football world, players born in the 1980s began to become the protagonists and dominate every award ceremony one after another. And among them, Kaka is undoubtedly one of the iconic players.

Of course, maybe no one expected that Ronaldo and Messi, who followed closely, would become the focus of world football in the future.

But objectively speaking, in fact, players born in the 1980s have begun to show their "ambitions" since 2004-04% In 2605, Ronaldo defeated stars such as Henry, Shepchenko and Lampard, becoming the first post-80s player in the history of football to win the World Footballer and Golden Ball Award.

Perhaps the only regret is that Brazil failed to win the Hercules Cup in 2006, so Cannavaro won all the awards in 2006 and thus became the last post-70s player in history to win the World Football and the Golden Ball Award.

But starting from 2007, the wave of post-80s generation could no longer be stopped.

Messi &Royce's ten-year dominance & Monopoly: 2008-2017

1, Ronaldo (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Messi

3, Torres

4, Casillas

5, Xavi

With Manchester United winning the triple-champion in 2008, the award this year is undisputed. After all, Manchester United was indeed strong under Ferguson's leadership that year!

1, Messi (Ball winner)

2, Ronaldo

3, Xavi

4, Iniesta

5, Etoo

Barcelona in 2009 became the first six-champion team in the history of world football, and Messi, who performed well in this, would naturally be elected as the Ballon d'Or of the year. However, it seems that since this year, the "change" has gradually appeared in the personal award selection of world football.

Do you still remember the Stamford Bridge tragedy in the 2008/09 season? If the penalty was fair at that time, would there be a so-called six-champion in 2009? Anyway, if you throw this issue to Barack, Drogba and the Chelsea generals, they will definitely not believe it!

1, Messi (Golden Ball winner)

2, Iniesta

3, Xavi

4, Sneider

5, Fran

In 2010, Messi defeated Sneider who won the club's five championships and Spanish midfielders Iniesta and Xavi who won the World Cup championship, becoming the sixth player in the history of the Golden Ball Awards to win the award again after Cruyff, Kevin Keegan, Rummenigg, Platini and Van Basten.

But the controversy this year is actually far greater than the previous year. After all, when it comes to honor, the winner is really not the one with the most or most important trophys!

1, Messi (Ball winner)

2, Ronaldo

3, Xavi

4, Iniesta

5, Rooney

This year, Messi became the second player in history to win the Golden Ball Award for three consecutive years after Platini. Of course, as a small competition year, Barcelona, which won the Champions League championship that year, indeed, the Golden Ball Award should be given to the best player in the team.

This year, nothing happened!

1, Messi (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Ronaldo

3, Iniesta

4, Xavi

5, Falcao

This year, Messi made history - he became the first and only player to date, winning the two honors of the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer for four consecutive years!

1, Ronaldo (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Messi

3, Ribery

4, Ibrahimovic

5, Neymar

Anyway, this is the result. And in that year, the photo of Ribery missing the Golden Globes was undoubtedly the best shot in the history of the Golden Globes and world football..

Of course, maybe even Bayern fans would not have thought that such a thing happened again 7 years later!

1, Ronaldo (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Messi

3, Neuer

4, Robben

5, Mueller

Anyway, since the 2008 European Cup, all fans should understand one truth: it seems that the Champions League championship is already more important than the European Cup and World Cup championships!

After all, from 2008 to 2010, to 2012 and 2014, the two European Cups and World Cups did not produce the Golden Ball and the World Football Team that year!

1, Messi (Golden Ball winner)

2, Ronaldo

3, Neymar

4, Lewandowski

5, Suarez

No problem! The 2015 Barcelona five-winning champion is well deserved!

1, Ronaldo (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Messi

3, Griezmann

4, Suarez

5, Neymar

At least Ronaldo won the prize in 2016, which is a strange thing that players in the champion teams of the past four World Championships cannot win the prize (a member of the 2016 European Cup).

1, Ronaldo (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Messi

3, Neymar

4, Buffon

5, Modric

As the first team to win the championship again after the Champions League reform, it was awarded to Real Madrid's player, and it deserves its reputation!

2018-2023, the end of Messi's ten-year battle for hegemony does not mean that Messi's glory has stopped there

1, Modric (Golden Ball winner)

2, Ronaldo

3, Griezmann

4, Mbappe

5, Messi's 2018 awards have left two topics: finally someone has ended Messi's ten-year monopoly; and if Ronaldo did not leave Real Madrid in the summer of 2018, will this monopoly continue to the eleventh year?

But it can only be said that from 2008 to now, a "newcomer" has finally won the Golden Globe Award!

1, Messi (Ball winner)

2, Van Dijk

3, Ronaldo

4, Mane

5, Salah

How difficult is it to win a prize? The last defender who won the Golden Ball was the captain Cannavaro, the 2006 World Cup champion. Therefore, it is indeed impossible for the guards in the junior high school to win the prize!

The undisputed matter was completely destroyed! From 2013 to 2020, Bayern really missed two Golden Globes!

1, Messi (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Lewandowski

3, Jorginho

4, Benzema

5, Kanter

As the captain of the 2021 Copa America championship team, Messi has no dispute. But the situation that everyone wanted to see was the reissue of the 2020 Golden Globe Awards that everyone wanted to see was ultimately not realized.

1, Benzema (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Mane

3, De Bruyne

4, Lewandowski

5, Salah

22, Benzema is indeed like a god descending to earth, so his award is undisputed!

1, Messi (Golden Ball Winner)

2, Haaland

3, Mbappe

4, De Bruyne

5, Rodri

As the core captain of the 2022 World Cup championship team, Messi also won the 8th Golden Ball Award trophy in his career. It is difficult to see anyone approaching this record in a short time!

In 2024, a post-90s player finally became the Golden Globe winner, but he is not Mbappe or Kane, but the most deserved Rodri

1, Rodri (Golden Ball winner)

2, Vinicius

3, Bellingham

4, Kavajal

5, Haaland

2024, it was hailed as the most fair and just year for the Golden Globe selection, because everyone finally saw that a winner was not only able to rely on goals to influence the game. But unfortunately, Rodri was seriously injured after he criticized the situation where too many games made the players very tired before the game against Arsenal.

Whether he can return to his best form in the new season is crucial for Manchester City!

Who is the winner of 2025? Dembele or Yamal?

1, Dembele (Golden Ball winner)

2, Yamal

3, Vitinia

4, Salah

5, Rafinia

Judging from the prediction given by S90, this year's trophy is Dembele's, after all, he is the best player among the team with the best performance in this small competition in the past. But it seems that Yamal's ability to build off-field momentum is indeed very strong.