Iker Cassilas said that the title didn't suit him, and was inappropriate to be given by him for the second time. He even claimed that if the title was meant for the best footballer in the world, it should be given to Cristiano Ronaldo, his team mate at Real Madrid.
"However, if the title was for the best player in one season, it should be for Wesley Sneijder,"explained Casillas.
Not only Casillas, Messi's former mate Ibrahimovich, as the Swedish captain and Eto'o, the captain of Camerun didn't consider Messi deserves the title this year. Of course, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo didn't chose Messi either. Most of them prefered Xavi Hernandez , Iniesta, or Sneijder, based on their record on the club and the WC national team. While Messi is far from his best performance during WC 2010.
Captain of Manchester United Rio Ferdinand had the same opinion with the rest of them. So, who actually chose Messi to be the winner ?? Many of captain of the small country is apparently to be the most voters for the Barcelona striker, as well as the journalist. It's not a secret that Messi is the most favorite player among the journalist, and even he is already favorable to be the 2011 balon d'Or winner.
