Let me start by saying that I believe the decade-long Messi-Ronaldo monopoly of the award kind of ruined the selection criteria. It seems that the current generation of voters did not really know how to cast their votes once these 2 legends left the stage.
Over the past few years, the Ballon D'or turned into more of a popularity contest and has stepped further and further away from the pitch.
And I mean no disrespect for the players who have won it since.
Dembele won it last year as he was the best player on the best team in the world, which is fair and how it should be.
If you apply the same principle this year, I think Kvara easily fits that description. Regardless of the result of the UCL final, regardless of the world cup, if we are only considering the best player on the best team throughout this season, my vote is for kvara.
What do you guys think?!