Raphinha

[YorkshireSquare]

Raphinha finished 5th which is a joke.

5th, robbed!

Not sure what it's even judged on, seems to be more of a popularity contest than anything

[The Subhuman]

It's seldom best player but best player on team that has won something

[GreennWhite]

Its a joke of a competition. Always has been, but it must keep some people in a job so thats good.

[Cjay]

5th, robbed!

Not sure what it's even judged on, seems to be more of a popularity contest than anything

It is

Hence why especially Barcelona and Real Madrid go on massive PR campaigns.

Unfortunately for Raph Barcelona focused on Yamal.

Sometimes the right players win, sometimes they don't.

[Sean_Nile]

I fart in your general direction, you swede-brained, turnip headed Leeds yokels! From the soaring ramparts of Paris, I, Sir Kylian, hurl my contempt upon your ludicrous bleating for that Brazilian scoundrel Raphinha to clutch the Ballon d'Or!

Pah! Your dreams are as flimsy as a parsnip’s peel, as unappetising as those rancid steak and kidney puddings you mistake for cuisine, their stench wafting like a cursed sauerkraut festering in the sun!

Twas I, Kylian Mbappé, who hoisted the golden orb with footwork swifter than a comet’s tail, while your rogue winger, trundled along like a steam roller to languish in fifth place, his tricks as feeble as a Cornish pastie crumbling to flakey nothingness!

Skulk back to your grim terraces, gnawing your stinky Balti pies like the mud-footed peasants you are. I fling my scorn upon you from my resplendent fortress with my beautiful Ballon d'Or!!? Begone, or I’ll taunt you with more smelly insults, sharper than the bite of a mouldy daikon radish!

[1964white]

Rumoured, Barcelona still owe £20m of the fee Leeds agreed for him in 2020.

Surely not???

[The Subhuman]

Rumoured, Barcelona still owe £20m of the fee Leeds agreed for him in 2020.

Surely not???

I don't think so. They probably owe the loan company that paid for Raphinha for them but we've had our money I think..

10M in bonuses to us if Barca win the champions league though

[Cjay]

[Cjay]

Least one of our former players took a good pen.

[The Subhuman]

Least one of our former players took a good pen.

Naughty, write out 500 times "I must not praise former Leeds players unless they're really old"

[Cjay]

Apparently being reported in Brazil

[The Subhuman]

Well his form has certainly suffered of late, not the player he was 24/25.

[Cjay]

Apparently Leo Dias is a tier 1 Brazilian journalist

Raph's dad has basically stolen a large part of his money

[Johnthewhite]

Apparently Leo Dias is a tier 1 Brazilian journalist

Raph's dad has basically stolen a large part of his money

That is terrible for the lad, guess he will never trust anyone again after this.

[Orange Box]

Dads will be dads. Anything more is best left unsaid. But it’s not always about money.

[The Subhuman]

Dads will be dads. Anything more is best left unsaid. But it’s not always about money.

Tell that to Marvin Gaye

[Orange Box]

Tell that to Marvin Gaye

More common than you think

[Cjay]

Not even nominated this year for the Ballon D'Or

[The Subhuman]

Not even nominated this year for the Ballon D'Or

What is the qualifying period, he was injured a fair bit last season and the WC and bit off form when he came back

[The Subhuman]

Keep this up and he should be nomination shoe in next year