Cristiano Ronaldo wins it for a fifth time, which is remarkable really. I must say, in all the time I've been watching football, this does feel like a golden era in the sense of having two players - Ronaldo and Messi - who stand head and shoulders above what we would even usually define as 'World Class'. In the past we've had the likes of Pele and Maradona who stood out from the rest in different eras, but to have two players of roughly the same age, seemingly pushing each other to ever greater heights, is something a bit special. The most remarkable thing is that opponents going onto the pitch these days "have the book" on both players, and yet they still don't seem to know how to stop them!
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Originally Posted by jackal2
Cristiano Ronaldo wins it for a fifth time, which is remarkable really. I must say, in all the time I've been watching football, this does feel like a golden era in the sense of having two players - Ronaldo and Messi - who stand head and shoulders above what we would even usually define as 'World Class'. In the past we've had the likes of Pele and Maradona who stood out from the rest in different eras, but to have two players of roughly the same age, seemingly pushing each other to ever greater heights, is something a bit special. The most remarkable thing is that opponents going onto the pitch these days "have the book" on both players, and yet they still don't seem to know how to stop them!
