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The Last 5 Ballon d'Or Winners Soccer · Gil I Am

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back everyone. Today's explainer is mapping out the last
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  Speaker 1: five winners of football's absolute most prestigious individual honor, the Ballind'or.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to be counting down from twenty twenty one
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  Speaker 1: all the way through twenty twenty five, taking a really
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  Speaker 1: close look at the legendary, unforgettable seasons that earn these
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  Speaker 1: remarkable stars a spot in history. Let's dive right in,
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  Speaker 1: so here's our roadmap for this journey. We'll start by
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  Speaker 1: defining football's highest honor, move right into the legacy years
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  Speaker 1: of twenty twenty one, in twenty twenty two, check out
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty three's World Cup glory, explore the brand new
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  Speaker 1: eras of twenty twenty four and twenty twenty five, and
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  Speaker 1: then wrap it all up with the all time records.
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  Speaker 1: All right, Part one, Football's highest honor, the absolute pinnacle
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  Speaker 1: of the sport, now presented annually by Franz Football. You
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  Speaker 1: have to understand that the Ballandor doesn't just recognize a
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  Speaker 1: player who had a hot streak or a good few months.
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  Speaker 1: It recognizes the absolute best footballer in the world. Winning
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  Speaker 1: this it's basically the ultimate state bamp of football immortality.
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  Speaker 1: It places a player permanently among the legends of the sport,
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  Speaker 1: and over this five year span we're looking at we're
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  Speaker 1: looking at some incredible men and women completely dominate the game,
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  Speaker 1: from Messian Poutella's back in twenty twenty one all the
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  Speaker 1: way to den Bele and Bama Tee in twenty twenty five.
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  Speaker 1: Definitely keep this progression in mind as we break down
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  Speaker 1: these unbelievable campaigns moving to Part two, twenty twenty one
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  Speaker 1: and twenty twenty two, the legacy years defined by veterans
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  Speaker 1: and dynasties. Back in twenty twenty one, we literally saw
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  Speaker 1: two incredible narratives unfold. Lionel Messi captured his seventh ballon
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  Speaker 1: door during a year of massive, massive transition, I mean
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  Speaker 1: he left Barcelona for PSG, but honestly, more importantly, he
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  Speaker 1: finally won his first major international trophy, and at the
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  Speaker 1: exact same time, Barcelona captain Alexia Puttellis enjoyed what was
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  Speaker 1: simply one of the greatest seasons ever by a women's footballer.
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  Speaker 1: She was the undeniable choice, completely stand out for her
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  Speaker 1: unmatched leadership and vision on the pitch, and they both
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  Speaker 1: totally backed up their individual brilliance with some jaw dropping hardware.
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  Speaker 1: Messi absolutely dominated the Copa America. We're talking tournament MVP,
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  Speaker 1: top scorer and top assist provider. Just incredible and poutell us.
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  Speaker 1: She matched that exact same energy, leading Barcelona to a
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  Speaker 1: historic trouble, securing the UEFA Women's Champions League, the Spanish
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  Speaker 1: League and the Copa del Arena all in one go. Okay,
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  Speaker 1: get this number, thirty four. That is the exact age
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  Speaker 1: Kareem Benzima was when he finally claimed his very first
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  Speaker 1: Ballan d'Or in twenty twenty two. You know, in a
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  Speaker 1: sport that heavily favors youth, winning this award for the
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  Speaker 1: first time at thirty four is just a massive testament
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  Speaker 1: to his longevity, his ability to adapt, and honestly, sheer
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  Speaker 1: will power because twenty twenty two definitively belonged to Benzima,
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  Speaker 1: the real Madrid striker essentially carried his club to a
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  Speaker 1: UEFA Champions League title, a La Liga Championship and the
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  Speaker 1: Spanish Super Cup. But it's really how he did at
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  Speaker 1: the stands out right. He scored some of the most decisive,
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  Speaker 1: impossibly clutch goals throughout the Champions League knockout rounds. He
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  Speaker 1: absolutely cemented himself as a modern legend that year. Now
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  Speaker 1: on the women's side, in twenty twenty two, the story
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  Speaker 1: was all about resilience. Alexia Putell is incredibly repeated as
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  Speaker 1: the ballind'or champion, and what makes this so staggering is
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  Speaker 1: that she suffered a really serious ACL injury right before
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  Speaker 1: the European Championship, but her unbelievable club season with Barcelona
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  Speaker 1: prior to that injury was so dominant, just so far
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  Speaker 1: above the rest of the competition, that it was enough
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  Speaker 1: to rightfully earn her a second consecutive win, which brings
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  Speaker 1: us to Part three, twenty twenty three World Cup glory
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  Speaker 1: on the greatest stage imaginable eight. In twenty twenty three,
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  Speaker 1: Lionel Messi captured a staggering record extending eighth Ballindor eight.
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  Speaker 1: It's a number that honestly pushes the absolute boundaries of
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  Speaker 1: what we thought was even possible in a single athletic career.
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  Speaker 1: And the biggest reason for that historic eighth trophy it
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  Speaker 1: was the twenty twenty two FIFO World Cup. Messi didn't
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  Speaker 1: just show up and participate. He led Argentina to victory
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  Speaker 1: as a world champion, he took home the Golden ball
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  Speaker 1: and delivered an astonishing seven goals and three assists. For
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  Speaker 1: a lot of people, this was the ultimate fairytale ending
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  Speaker 1: to his international trophy quest. Simultaneously, we witnessed a real
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  Speaker 1: changing of the guard in the women's game. Barcelona midfielder
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  Speaker 1: Eitana Bomati took over as the brand new queen of
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  Speaker 1: world football. She combined Immen's creativity and vision with a
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  Speaker 1: historic World Cup run of her own, leading Spain to
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  Speaker 1: its very first Women's World Cup title. Her performances for
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  Speaker 1: both club and country made her an incredibly easy choice
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  Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty three award. All right, part four,
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty four and twenty twenty five the new eras
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  Speaker 1: where the sports started crowning some new heroes. Let's move
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  Speaker 1: right into twenty twenty four, the year of the midfield Masters.
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  Speaker 1: Manchester City's rodri finally proved to the world that football
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  Speaker 1: isn't just about the guy scoring the goals, becoming the
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  Speaker 1: first primarily defensive midfielder in years to win the award,
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  Speaker 1: and he shared the global spotlight that year with Ititana
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  Speaker 1: ban Maati, who seamlessly repeated her win, proving she was
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  Speaker 1: the absolute premier midfielder on the planet, looking a bit
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  Speaker 1: close to at Rodriy's sensational season. It was his ability
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  Speaker 1: to just completely dictate and control games from the midfield
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  Speaker 1: that earned him this ultimate spotlight. I mean, he secured
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  Speaker 1: a Premier League title of Manchester City, won the European
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  Speaker 1: Championship with Spain, and was even named a tournament MVP
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  Speaker 1: at euro twenty twenty four. He was, without a doubt,
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  Speaker 1: the undisputed engine behind two of the most successful teams
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  Speaker 1: in the world, and while moving into twenty twenty five,
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  Speaker 1: talk about an incredible career turnaround. Usman Demballey, after spending
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  Speaker 1: years battling injuries and inconsistency, finally fulfilled that immense potential
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  Speaker 1: so many of us had seen in him since his
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  Speaker 1: teenage years. Utilizing his explosive pace and wildly creative performances,
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  Speaker 1: he actually led Paris and Germain to their very first
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  Speaker 1: UEFA Champions League title, earning his first Balandor in the process.
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  Speaker 1: It's just a phenomenal career resurgence.
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  Speaker 2: Three three straight wins, that is the history Ititana Bonmati
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  Speaker 2: cemented in twenty twenty five, she became the very first
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  Speaker 2: woman ever to win three consecutive Ballandor awards. With that
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  Speaker 2: staggering achievement, she absolutely solidified her place among the greatest
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  Speaker 2: to ever play the sport, which leads us perfectly into
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  Speaker 2: Part five, the all time records. Let's check the history books.
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  Speaker 2: When you step back and look at the sheer numbers,
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  Speaker 2: history has been dramatically rewritten in recent years. Look at this.
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  Speaker 1: Liono Messi sits all alone at the top of the
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  Speaker 1: men's game with an untouchable eight wins, leading Ronaldo's five,
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  Speaker 1: and legends like Krouf, Platini and Van Basten who all
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  Speaker 1: have three. But you've got to look at the women's
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  Speaker 1: records too. The last five years completely defined this list,
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  Speaker 1: with Aitana bon Maati reaching three wins in Alexia Putellis
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  Speaker 1: securing two. There's a saying that the Ballandor has always
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  Speaker 1: celebrated did the players who define an era, And it's
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  Speaker 1: so true right, whether it's a veteran like Messi extending
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  Speaker 1: a seemingly impossible legacy, a player like Benzima finally getting
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  Speaker 1: his long away to do Rodri shifting the spotlight to
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  Speaker 1: the midfield. Denblay overcoming serious adversity or bonemtigue just casually
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  Speaker 1: rewriting the record books. These winners represent football at its highest,
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  Speaker 1: most breathtaking level. So I've got to ask you, now
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  Speaker 1: that we've gone through it all, which ballandor winner over
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  Speaker 1: these last five years deserved it the most. Should Messi's
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  Speaker 1: eighth trophy be considered the greatest achievement in award history?
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  Speaker 1: Or do you firmly believe another player was snubbed along
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  Speaker 1: the way. I really want to know what you think,
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  Speaker 1: so drop your thoughts in the comments. Let's keep this
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  Speaker 1: debate going, and thank you so much for engaging with
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  Speaker 1: this explainer. Catch you next time.