Dejan Savicevic has questioned how Franco Baresi finished his career without a Ballon d’Or, saying he finds that outcome hard to understand. His comments center on the belief that a player of Baresi’s stature should have received football’s most famous individual prize.
Savicevic placed the blame on the journalists involved in the voting process. In his view, the decision reflected a failure by voters to properly recognize what Baresi represented on the pitch and how highly he should have been rated among the game’s elite.
The remarks reopen a familiar debate around the Ballon d’Or and the way major awards are decided. Discussions like this often focus on whether defensive players get the same level of attention as more attacking stars when votes are cast.
By raising Baresi’s name again, Savicevic has added to the long-running argument over the biggest omissions in Ballon d’Or history. Even without that trophy, Baresi remains widely regarded as one of football’s iconic defenders, which is why his absence from the winners list still draws strong reactions.
