I am a neutral soccer fan and belong to the 5% minority who are no Messi/Ronaldo fan. I just love football.
Now Platini says that a German player should win Ballon d'or, not surprised most Barcelona fans are ok with the idea because they know Messi has almost no chance of winning. Real Madrid fans view this as a criterion of excluding Ronaldo.
Taking this into account, Lahm should win the award easily this year. He is absolutely world class for many years now and has won everything. Lahm should do it this year