RedQueen wrote:David Squires on … the year ahead for Manuel Neuer | The Guardian [source]
MillaMjau wrote:Ribéry is still a bit upset over the Ballon d'or. [source]
The Frenchman has again voiced his dismay with the outcome of the prestigious individual award in recent years and is ready to boycott the ceremony
fearlesskiki wrote:Boycotts are only useful when a group of people do it. If he's the only one boycotting this, unfortunately people will view him as sour grapes.
fearlesskiki wrote:Boycotts are only useful when a group of people do it. If he's the only one boycotting this, unfortunately people will view him as sour grapes.
MUTU wrote:fearlesskiki wrote:Boycotts are only useful when a group of people do it. If he's the only one boycotting this, unfortunately people will view him as sour grapes.
But it IS sour grapes. Could you imagine him not accepting the award had they awarded it to him? THAT would be boycotting, going up on stage and saying on the microphone that the award is bogus and walking off without taking the trophy. But had he won it, I'm sure he wouldn't have done so.
JANCKER wrote:He wouldn't have done so because he deserved to win... If there's a guy from Bayern that would do it, that's Frank...
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