Kwanaki, akwai manyan wasan kwallon kafa da suka nuna aikin su na musamman a filin wasa, amma sun yi rashin nasara a lashe kyautar Ballon d’Or saboda karfin da Lionel Messi da Cristiano Ronaldo ke da shi. Wannan labari zai nuna wasu daga cikin wadannan ‘yan wasa.
Fernando Torres, wanda ya taka leda a Liverpool da kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Spain, ya zama daya daga cikin wadannan ‘yan wasa. A shekarar 2007-08, Torres ya zura kwallaye 26 kuma ya ci kwallo mai maana a gasar Euro 2008, amma ya zo na uku a zaben Ballon d’Or bayan Messi da Ronaldo.
Xavi Hernandez, dan wasan tsakiya na Barcelona, ya kuma samu damar lashe kyautar idan ba su wanzu ba. A shekarar 2009 da 2011, Xavi ya taka rawar gani a tsakiyar filin wasa na Barcelona, amma Messi ya ci kyautar a shekarun biyu.
Andres Iniesta, wani dan wasan tsakiya na Barcelona, ya kuma yi aiki mai ban mamaki a shekarar 2010 da 2012. Iniesta ya zura kwallo a wasan karshe na gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2010 da Euro 2012, amma Messi ya ci kyautar a shekarun biyu.
Franck Ribery, wanda ya taka leda a Bayern Munich, ya kuma nuna aikin sa na musamman a shekarar 2013. Ribery ya jagoranci Bayern Munich zuwa nasarar treble, amma Ronaldo ya ci kyautar Ballon d’Or a shekarar.
Manuel Neuer, mai tsaron gida na Bayern Munich, ya kuma yi aiki mai ban mamaki a shekarar 2014. Neuer ya jagoranci Bayern Munich da kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Jamus zuwa nasarar cin kofin duniya, amma Ronaldo ya ci kyautar Ballon d’Or a shekarar.
Neymar, wanda ya taka leda a Barcelona da PSG, ya kuma nuna aikin sa na musamman a shekarar 2015 da 2017. Neymar ya zura kwallaye 43 a shekarar 2015, amma Messi da Ronaldo sun ci kyautar a shekarun biyu.
Virgil van Dijk, dan wasan baya na Liverpool, ya kuma yi aiki mai ban mamaki a shekarar 2019. Van Dijk ya jagoranci Liverpool zuwa nasarar cin kofin zakarun Turai, amma Messi ya ci kyautar Ballon d’Or a shekarar.
Robert Lewandowski, dan wasan gaba na Bayern Munich, ya kuma nuna aikin sa na musamman a shekarar 2021. Lewandowski ya zura kwallaye 64 a shekarar, amma Messi ya ci kyautar Ballon d’Or a shekarar.
