I was thinking about this for awhile, and was wondering if anyone else felt that people are hesitant to award Premier League players with the credit they deserve?
Eg. Am I crazy or was Haaland not winning the Ballon D’or really disrespectful towards the Premier League?
He set the goals record, and won the treble.
You Look over the list of winners and in the premier league era only Michael Owen and Ronaldo have ever won it while playing for a premier league team.
How did Henry not win it in 2003?
I feel like now that he is dominating a much poorer league Harry Kane is finally getting the respect he deserves.
Jude Bellingham is getting bonus credit for doing it for Real Madrid.
To be honest, I think it’s because Messi and Ronaldo have just drastically overshadowed the global footballing stage for so long. It’s also important to note that the quality of a league does not dictate quality of players. For example the prem is inarguably the most competitive league, but the best players in the world don’t dream of playing for City, instead they want to play for Madrid.