Ballon d’Or Campaigns 🏆 | Madrid in Crisis, Barça Hype & Premier League Propaganda

The international break is here, and the agendas are cooking! 🍳⚽This week on Five Aside, we dive into the Ballon d'Or campaign madness. Is Lamine Yamal's hype justified? Is Harry Kane being disrespected despite his ridiculous numbers? And has football learned absolutely nothing from the Messi vs. Ronaldo era?Then things get heated as we settle into the Premier League vs. La Liga debate. Could Barcelona really dominate England the way they dominate Spain, or would the Premier League humble them?We also examine Real Madrid's growing problems, Xabi Alonso's rebuilding challenge, and whether individual brilliance can still carry Los Blancos. Finally, we get nostalgic about the Premier League legends we'd bring back to fix today's teams.Expect hot takes, shameless agendas, football nostalgia, and plenty of banter.Subscribe to Five Aside and let us know: Who deserves the Ballon d'Or, and which league actually runs football?Timestamps0:00 — Intro & Agenda Season1:25 — International Break: Too Long?4:41 — Players Pulling Out of International Duty7:49 — Ballon d'Or Campaigning: Mbappé vs Lamine Yamal8:25 — Black Superstars & Media Scrutiny11:18 — Does Harry Kane Deserve the Ballon d'Or?15:00 — Messi vs Ronaldo Ballon d'Or Bias22:30 — La Liga vs Premier League Debate23:13 — Could Barcelona Survive in the Prem?27:41 — Real Madrid's Decline & Rebuild36:24 — Best Right Wingers in the World39:43 — Legendary Players to Complete Our Team45:59 — Nigeria & AFCON Qualifiers47:19 — Outro & Subscribe