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The story
Yuka Kageyama, formerly of Hinatazaka46, congratulated England forward Harry Kane on “X” after he won the Ballon d’Or — world football’s top individual award — for the first time. On the thread that sprang up on 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Breaking+ board in response, reaction focused less on the congratulatory comment itself and more on how posters felt about the award result. Opinions split between those calling Kane’s win — following Rodri and Dembélé — “underwhelming” or feeling like it “fell into his lap,” and those pointing to his Bundesliga title and Golden Boot as justification. Plenty of posters were also unhappy that Mbappé and Yamal didn’t rank higher. Meanwhile, many questioned the thread itself, asking why it was built around an unrelated celebrity’s comment in the first place.
Yuka Kageyama congratulates Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane: “Like a crown bestowed on a warrior who never stopped honing himself”
Former Hinatazaka46 member and entertainer Yuka Kageyama posted on “X” (formerly Twitter) on the 27th.
She congratulated England forward Harry Kane (33, Bayern Munich), who won the Ballon d’Or — world football’s top individual award, selected by France Football magazine — for the first time.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Well, Lewa never really popped off at a World Cup though… If Kane hadn't had that, he probably wouldn't have had a shot either
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#1 Harry Kane
#2 Kylian Mbappé
#3 Lamine Yamal
#4 Rodri
#5 Lionel Messi
#6 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
#7 Ousmane Dembélé
#8 Erling Haaland
#9 Michael Olise
#10 Fabián Ruiz
#11 Jude Bellingham
#12 Pau Cubarsí
#13 Achraf Hakimi
#14 Vitinha
#15 Declan Rice
#16 Ferran Torres
#17 Vinícius Júnior
#18 Marc Cucurella
#19 João Neves
#20 Willian Pacho
#21 Gabriel Magalhães
#22 Lautaro Martínez
#23 Nuno Mendes
#24 Luis Díaz
#25 Marquinhos
#26 Dayot Upamecano
#27 Bruno Fernandes
#28 Julián Quiñones
#29 William Saliba
#29 Sadio Mané
No Cristiano Ronaldo on there
The voters must all be bandwagon fans (にわか/"niwaka" — fairweather, not-真剣 fans)
The Korean player who's supposed to be S-tier isn't even on there
Wait, the guy who scored in the World Cup final is only ranked 10th?
He deserves way, way higher — a goal's a goal, but that one carries way more weight than the others
He won the Bundesliga with Bayern.
And now he's won the Ballon d'Or too.
Time for him to head back to Spurs and finally bring home the Premier League
Yamal……
They say the Ballon d'Or also factors in a player's character
If that's true, guys who run their mouths off about unnecessary stuff are at a disadvantage
Though none of that matters if you put up overwhelming results
She's got nothing to do with it
Movement/off-the-ball runs: Edinson Cavani
Speed: Cristiano Ronaldo
Heading: Peter Crouch
Finishing: Harry Kane
Strength: Didier Drogba
Dribbling: Kylian Mbappé
Link-up play: Wayne Rooney
Work rate: Jude Bellingham
Yeah, but then it doesn't add up that Iniesta — the epitome of humility — never got a Ballon d'Or
Guess he still remembers who Ronaldo is lol
Rodri only played 21 league matches, which works out to about 17 full 90-minute games
That's probably just too few for a Ballon d'Or, yeah
Seriously, right
It's weird how Geisupo [the entertainment/sports board] is quick to throw up pointless threads about minor celebrities or baseball, but basically never makes threads for overseas soccer
Makes no sense, right
She's a completely unrelated celebrity
Kind of a low-key run, huh
Everyone was hoping for a Mbappé, Haaland, or Yamal Ballon d'Or
Rodri and Dembélé were fine, but this time Kane's win feels like it fell into his lap
There's no standout player this year, and the titles Kane actually won amount to just the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and top scorer — kind of underwhelming
First time I've ever seen that name in my life. Stop making threads just to promote some talent's name
First time on Geisupo, not into soccer, or just lying — which is it?
If you like soccer and hang around Geisupo, you'd have seen her name plenty of times by now
Nah, YOU'RE the one in trouble for not knowing Kage-chan lol
She made a shock jump from an AKB48 trainee straight to Keyakizaka46, then graduated when the group renamed itself Sakurazaka46. After that she made another surprise move to Fruits Zipper, where she was center for "Baibai FIGHT!" — a legendary idol.
She's also Nogizaka46's very first captain, by the way.
That World Cup run of his was insane
If they'd handed it to Messi this year, THAT would've been the real favoritism
No matter how well he played at the World Cup, he didn't win it, and with Messi in MLS now, a Ballon d'Or just isn't realistic
This guy didn't get many chances at top clubs for a long time either
He plays with the movement of a No. 10, yet scores more goals than games played, and racks up plenty of assists too
For Japanese players as well, if the connection with a club you want to join is there, it's better to make the move sooner rather than later
Individual awards in a team sport are pointless
Background and Talking Points
The Ballon d’Or (awarded by France Football magazine) is decided by a vote of journalists based on club and national-team performance from the previous July through June of the award year, with goal tallies and titles won weighted heavily. Harry Kane’s win this time is believed to have been driven by his Bundesliga title and Golden Boot with Bayern Munich, but on the thread, the dominant take was that this was “a year without a clear standout winner,” with many calling it underwhelming compared to the recent run of winners — Rodri, then Dembélé. There was also frustration that high-profile players like Mbappé and Yamal didn’t rank higher, along with some skepticism about the whole concept of an individual award (the argument being that individual prizes don’t suit a team sport). Meanwhile, more reaction centered on Yuka Kageyama’s comment — the thing that sparked the article — than on Kane’s actual award, with many posters also noting a quirk specific to the Geinou/Sports Breaking+ board: why a thread gets built around an unrelated celebrity’s comment instead of the award itself. Worth flagging: without knowing the Ballon d’Or’s selection criteria and past winners, it’s hard to see why posters were calling this win “underwhelming” or a case of “good fortune.”
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking+) thread “[Entertainment] Yuka Kageyama congratulates Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane: “Like a crown bestowed on a warrior who never stopped honing himself”.”
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