‘I misplaced the Ballon d’Or to Messi in 2010 – I nonetheless assume it was a bit unfair’
In 2010, Wesley Sneijder had the world at his ft.
As a part of a Jose Mourinho’s well-known Inter Milan aspect, Sneijder & co reached the Champions League remaining having already flexed their home muscle tissue. The Scudetto and Coppa Italia had fallen to Inter, now all that was left was European glory.
Inter accomplished the treble once they felled the would possibly of Bayern Munich on the Bernabeu. However, Sneijder’s 12 months wasn’t fairly full, and over the summer season he led a Dutch resurgence in South Africa.
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The Netherlands have by no means gained the World Cup, however they’ve come shut with among the planets finest gamers. And when Sneijder placed on the most effective particular person performances of all time in opposition to Brazil, the tiny nation began to dream.
It would all come unstuck within the remaining, as Andres Iniesta smashed the ball previous Maarten Stekelenburg in Johannesburg. Sneijder gave the impression to be the shoe-in for the Ballon d’Or, nevertheless it went the way in which of then-Barcelona celebrity Lionel Messi.
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“It was a little unfair that I didn’t win the 2010 Ballon d’Or and Messi did,” Sneijder, who hung up his boots in 2019 after a spell in Qatar, revealed.
“Although I’m not a guy who will cry about it. The Ballon d’Or is an individual award, and I prefer to win team trophies. But, if I had to choose between the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or, I would choose the Champions League. I am very happy with that title.”
The Dutchman added: “We deserved to win in 2010 against Spain, but they were an incredible team and beat us. Reaching the final was a fantastic achievement and one I always dreamed of but I am still heartbroken about losing that match.”
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Sneijder by no means got here near the person award once more, whereas Messi would go onto declare greater than any participant in historical past.
Messi gained the Ballon d’Or for the eight time final month – beating Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe to the celebrated award.