Battle for the Ballon - Winners and Losers - video Dailymotion

Who made a good case and who blew their chance for the Ballon d'Or at the summer tournaments?

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00:00The role as a, let's say, holding midfielder, to control the game, to control the pace,

00:21even to lead your teammates, it's crucial, it's the most important part in modern football.

00:28And Rodri, in my point of view, is the best player in this tournament, even without scoring a goal.

00:45It's so tough these days with the crazy schedules and then coming together for the end of the season,

00:50for one last tournament. It's difficult on the body, you know, mentally, physically you're exhausted,

00:55but for our country we're wanting to give everything.

00:58I think there's a lot of great players in the world at the minute. For me, I've said it before,

01:16I think he's the best player in the world. I think when he's at his best, he's unplayable.

01:28I think he's the best player in the world.