In light of recent events, this got me curious.
We know that Ballon d’Or was recently held and they have decided to crown Rodiri as the winner. Now, I don’t want to hear whether he deserved it or not or should it have been vini. This post is not to discuss that but, I want to know if this award really is objective and reflective of the best performing athlete in terms of football.
It has been said that the winner is decided by 100 journalists each picking their top 10 players of the year. Is it possible that these journalists may be affected by some personal bias or patriotism? How objective is this award and is this deciding method really the best?
There can never be a perfect way of selecting the best player because there will always be defects or errors in the process. The question should be how are these journalists selected. Are different countries or continents represented objectively in the population of 100 journalists? If you select 70 voters from Europe and spread others to another continent, racial bias will make any European candidate win. We know that Ballon d’Or was recently held and they have decided to crown Rodiri as the winner. Now, I don’t want to hear whether he deserved it or not or should it have been vini. This post is not to discuss that but, I want to know if this award really is objective and reflective of the best performing athlete in terms of football.
It has been said that the winner is decided by 100 journalists each picking their top 10 players of the year. Is it possible that these journalists may be affected by some personal bias or patriotism? How objective is this award and is this deciding method really the best?
The Ballon d’Or has always faced backlash from people who think the process is not transparent. This issue with Vinicius Junior is not the first. There were agitations when Robert Lewendoski and Ering Haaland were not awarded, but from my observation, the process has been objective.
However, there is still room for improvement like reviewing the criteria for choosing the journalist that will vote. These voters should also be kept secret to avoid influence from the nominees.
