FIFA HAVE OPTED to extend the voting period for the Ballon d’Or awards following a low number of responses.
The original deadline passed on Friday, but voters now have until Friay, 29 November to make their choice, with the prize to be presented in Zurich on 13 January.
As part of FIFA’s decision, those who have already voted are able to change their mind.
“Due to a low number of responses from coaches and captains of the national teams as well as media representatives and in order to ensure a representative number of votes for the FIFA Ballon d’Or, the FIFA’s Women’s Player of the Year, the FIFA Coach of the Year and the FIFA’s Women’s Coach of the Year FIFA and France Football extended the deadline for the voting until 29 November 2013,” said a FIFA spokesperson.
“Member Associations and media representatives who had been invited to vote on the above mentioned awards have been informed accordingly.
“Votes which had already been submitted can be changed until 29 November.”
The news comes after Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the favourites for the award, registered a stunning hat-trick against Sweden last night to confirm his country’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi, the winner of the Ballon d’Or for the last four years, is currently sidelined by a hamstring injury.
He deserves it, but this is wrong how its being done.
FIFA are a disgrace
Yes … totally wrong FIFA … It seems that Cristiano should be the winner …
Best player in the world at the moment ! Doing it for Club and Country
No he’s not…. How many champions league medals or ballon d’or trophies has he got??
Lionel Messi the greatest ever & Ronaldo will always be known as the one that was 2nd best to him!
Messi playing with 2 good teams , Ronaldo playing with 2 teams of a slightly less level , all the more reason to give it to ronaldo ! And he pays his taxes !!
Ronaldo is a sport killer
Messi the greatest ever?
Lol
I’d score a rake of goals if I had the Barcelona midfield feeding me the ball!
no you wouldn’t't
Agree with jrbmc, Ronaldo’s record this year is phenomonal but there is very little in it. I know he gets up peoples goat by behaving like a peacock but you’ve got to hand it to him as he is unplayable against at the moment.
Leg breaking tackle I hope someone uses that tactic on him….
Niall (pauljohnson) more ratting today yeah?
Ok, I agree he should get it this year as most others do i’m sure…but it’s plainly obvious he didn’t get the votes required this year and that they really want him to get it after last night… Why else did they wait till after the game to release this information, and more so… what organisation in the world tells people “they can change their vote after already voting”
Another classic case corruption from Fifa!!!
Did the feds kill JFK too?
Just curious as to what Breaking Good is so bitter about?
He’s just a childish troll looking for a reaction Paul
Are you a parrot?
He is a person Paul not a parrott, you may see a parrott but that is just a manifestation of your psychosis, I can help you young boy, just ask….
That’s a sh1te account bud….. I’m guessing your barrywhite that coward who hasn’t been seen in ages
He deserves the award but the way FIFA have gone about it is a disgrace. People who voted for messi or ribery can change their mind,crazy. We all agree that this is wrong, but we still watch the sport and go to games or pay sky to watch it. The irish government might be bad(HSE especially) but FIFA are up with the best of them.
He deserves to be beaten with a wheel brace
Ronaldo has scored more goals on his own (66) in 2013 than any other premiership team. That’s entire teams. Says it all. Pure machine. Deserves it 100%
I would rather see England win the World Cup than Portugal/Ronaldo
Paul, here you are again trying to ruin a perfectly good discussion by spitting your dummy out of the pram at people who differ in opinion to yours. That bed in the psych-ward is still available if you want it, all you have to do is ask….
Can I use the bed to bring some blokes mot to do the dirty business with her?
No answers for me last night had ya psychiatrist?? Eijit
FIFA = shower of rats.
Extending the vote and allowing people to change thier mind……..what a joke
Hmmm, it seems my prognosis regarding you wanting Daddy out of the way so as you can have Mammy all to yourself is correct in true Freudian fashion Paul, your annoyance at me above indicates this, we will have to work on your spelling as well during your therapy sessions (eejit), that is of course if you still want to be helped, all you have to do young boy is ask…
Niall/Paul Johnson/Score psychology boy, you sad confused man. Get a hobby will you.
I worry about Niall what an idiot…. Hank aswell that bloke needs help!
2 class players but Ronaldo this year shades it.Best player on planet rite now.Love both.Ronaldo does it both for country and club.