Men's Ballon d'Or 2017: What will happen?

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the announcement of the Organizing Committee, 5 players Nguyen Anh Duc (Becamex Binh Duong Club), Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi Club), Tran Phi Son (SLNA Club), Dinh Thanh Trung (Quang Nam Club), Luong Xuan Truong (Gangwon Club - National Team) have been shortlisted. What will happen if at the Gala night held at VOH Theater (Ho Chi Minh City People's Radio Station) at 7:30 p.m. on January 2, 2018, the name of Golden Ball Luong Xuan Truong is announced?

The Vietnam Golden Ball has been organized by SGGP since 1995, following the European version of the Golden Ball (French: Ballon d'Or), an annual football award given to the best player of the year by France Football Magazine.

Initially, reporters only voted for European players playing for European clubs, meaning players like Diego Maradona or Pelé would not be eligible to vote.

Since 1995, the voting rules have been changed to allow non-European players to be eligible for the award if they play for a European club. In 2007, the voting rules for the award were changed again. Players from all countries and all clubs are eligible for the award.

The 2017 Golden Ball seems to have been decided for Dinh Thanh Trung? Photo: AT

The nominees for the 2017 Golden Ball award for men's players include Quoc Chi (Sanna.KH), Tuan Manh (Sanna.KH), Ngoc Duy (Sai ​​Gon FC), Anh Duc (B.BD), Quang Hai (Hanoi), Thanh Luong (Hanoi), Van Quyet (Hanoi), Trong Hoang (FLC Thanh Hoa), Phi Son (SLNA), Cong Phuong (HAGL), Xuan Truong (Gangwon), Van Thanh (HAGL), Van Toan (HAGL), Minh Tuan (Than.QN), Thanh Trung (Quang Nam FC).

Before the first round of voting, Van Quyet (Hanoi) was eliminated due to disciplinary action in the final match of V-League 2017.

Recently, the Organizing Committee announced 5 players on the short list: Nguyen Anh Duc (Becamex Binh Duong Club), Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi Club), Tran Phi Son (SLNA Club), Dinh Thanh Trung (Quang Nam Club), Luong Xuan Truong (Gangwon Club - National Team).

This year's voting includes sports leaders, coaches, captains of clubs participating in V.League, women's football, futsal, head coaches of national teams, football experts and media from across the country. The organizing committee distributed 185 ballots and collected 180 valid ballots.

Last year, Silver Ball 2016 winner Xuan Truong also surprised the audience. Photo: AT

It is quite surprising that Xuan Truong is on this list. In fact, last year, Luong Xuan Truong won the Silver Ball and was also criticized. Simply, Xuan Truong was bland in the Incheon United shirt, and the Vietnamese team also did not achieve any results.

This season, Xuan Truong moved to Gangwon United and only played 21 minutes and did not play very well at the national team level. The 29th SEA Games was the tournament where Xuan Truong played an important role in the U22 Vietnam team, but the team did not play successfully.

Many viewers also think that Xuan Truong is even far behind Cong Phuong with 22 goals scored in the year.

The audience thinks that the 2017 Golden Ball has been decided for Dinh Thanh Trung, the two players Anh Duc and Phi Son will compete for the Golden Ball, then Xuan Truong's name is only there to polish the voting. But if that is true, it is unfair to the other players who have devoted a year to the national football field!

AT