{"id":1322671,"date":"2023-09-06T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1322671"},"modified":"2023-09-06T18:03:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T17:03:31","slug":"joselu-toni-kroos-real-madrid-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/joselu-toni-kroos-real-madrid-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Joselu says Real Madrid teammate Toni Kroos deserved to win multiple Ballon d&#8217;Ors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Real Madrid forward Joselu believes Toni Kroos should be among the most decorated Ballon d&#8217;Or recipients.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old German midfielder has never won France Football&#8217;s prestigious annual individual prize with his best result coming in 2014 when he finished ninth though it&#8217;s worth noting between 2008 and 2017 the award was exclusively shared by Kroos&#8217; former Los Blancos teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/ballon-dor-top-three-since-2000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/ballon-dor-top-three-since-2000\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-943\">Can you name every Ballon d\u2019Or \u2018top three\u2019 since 2000?<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/forgotten-ballon-dor-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/forgotten-ballon-dor-nominees\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-944\">Forgotten 21st century Ballon d\u2019Or nominees: Remember how good Cahill and \u2018Little Mozart\u2019 were?<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This duopoly was broken in 2018 when Luka Modric took home the prize. Karim Benzema is the current holder but neither is favoured to win the 2023 edition as it&#8217;s expected to be a shootout between Messi, who inspired Argentina&#8217;s triumph at last winter&#8217;s World Cup, and Manchester City&#8217;s lethal Norwegian marksman Erling Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>Joselu on loan from Espanyol feels Kroos deserved better when it came to handing out this accolade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toni Kroos has completed a 10th consecutive league season with 90% pass accuracy or above.<\/p>\n<p>Kroos Control\u2122 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uZAD6miemr\">pic.twitter.com\/uZAD6miemr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1665450562622566406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kroos should have five Ballon d&#8217;Ors!&#8221; he told Diario AS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is an incredible player, capable of changing a game. He is one of the players who has caught my attention the most at Real Madrid. He never loses a ball and plays with a level-headedness that makes him different. It\u2019s a pleasure to play with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Entering his tenth season with Europe&#8217;s most decorated club, Kroos is no longer a guaranteed starter under head coach Carlo Ancelotti, he&#8217;s nevertheless featured in Real&#8217;s opening four La Liga matches &#8212; which they&#8217;ve won &#8212; assisting one goal in the process.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid forward Joselu believes Toni Kroos should be among the most decorated Ballon d&#8217;Or recipients. 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