At this point, who is the favorite for the Golden Ball?

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Hazard for Golden Ball.

 

[Evilo]

Yep, all candidates with rather weak halves so far.

 

[Gecklund]

Yep, all candidates with rather weak halves so far.

Paul Pogba for MVP of everything. No but really it should probably be Mbappé or even Modric.

 

[Evilo]

Pogba is actually a decent candidate but since people want him to score 2 goals a game, he disappoints them.

I think Mbappe will win it.

 

[Gecklund]

Pogba is actually a decent candidate but since people want him to score 2 goals a game, he disappoints them.

I think Mbappe will win it.

Do you know who votes for it? The media at least the ones I follow are hyping him up so much. If it is the media voting, I have a hard time seeing anyone other than Mbappé or Pogba winning.

 

[maclean]

I'd also put my smart money on Mbappe after tonight

 

[Stray Wasp]

I have this mental image of marketing men stuffing votes for Mbappe into envelopes, while FIFA executives look on, nodding their approval.

 

[MaxV]

A bit unrelated, but will Lloris still get the best goalkeeper award after that awful mistake?

Courtois is probably the next best choice, I would think.

 

[Gecklund]

A bit unrelated, but will Lloris still get the best goalkeeper award after that awful mistake?

Courtois is probably the next best choice, I would think.

So one mistake costs him the award? That would be like saying De Gea is no longer one of the best in the world cause he didn’t have a good tournament.

 

[Evilo]

Subasic could have but he had a bad final too.
Given that his mistake had no consequence, I'm guessing Lloris will win it still.

 

[Evilo]

Best young player : Mbappe... LOL...

 

[Evilo]

Well Modric.... don't think I agree, but never mind.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Modric wins it.

 

[Evilo]

Courtois elected best goalie.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

No complaints, although I would have given it to Hazard.

 

[Evilo]

No complaints, although I would have given it to Hazard.

Worthy candidate, but I don't remember a non finalist winning it.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Worthy candidate, but I don't remember a non finalist winning it.

Forlan.

 

[Evilo]

Forlan.

Ah true. But he scored many goals. Goal scorers tend to be winners.

 

[Ivan13]

Happy for Luka, by far the most deserving player to get it.

 

[MaxV]

Courtois elected best goalie.

That mistake definitely cost Lloris. He was awesome before that.

 

[MaxV]

So one mistake costs him the award? That would be like saying De Gea is no longer one of the best in the world cause he didn’t have a good tournament.

Problem is that in soccer one mistake can have MASSIVE consequences.

What if the score was 2-1 or 1-1 when it happened? Would you feel the same way?

 

[Evilo]

That mistake definitely cost Lloris. He was awesome before that.

I think yes.
Don't see anything scandalous though, his mistake in a WC final is huge.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Luka Modric

You heard it here first

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Should have beem Griezmann

 

[maclean]

Should have beem Griezmann

Stupid goal celebration cost him