Readers of two of the largest football sites, voted winner of the “Golden ball”.
As you know, in 2016 the edition “France Football” again handing the “Golden ball” by the rules – journalists from around the world will determine the best football player of the year.
The official website of “France Football” has conducted a survey among the fans – 34% of the votes received Lionel Messi, ahead of the midfielder in Leicester’s Riyad Mahrusa (29%) and the forward “real” Cristiano Ronaldo (25%). The remaining contenders for the “Golden ball” scored no more than two percent of the votes.
The unexpected results gave a survey of the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, which has a high loyalty to real Madrid. One hundred thousand people made a choice in favor of Messi – Argentine footballer of “Barcelona” received 58% of the vote. Behind Messi, Ronaldo settled (26.6%) and the leader of Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann (3,24%).
We will remind, on the eve of “France Football” has presented 30 candidates for the “Golden ball”. The full list can be found on the following link.