isn't that the problem of every award though?
I mean I kinda respected alot of them but since messi won over sneijder who didn't even reach top 3 when he won the tripple with inter (league/cup/CL) and came second place in the world cup while comeing in a tie for most goals scored from a midfield position, I've considered each competition a popularity contest cause sneijder really should have won a by a landslide that year but no messi somehow won.