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FutVibes' Ronaldo award recap sends viewers back to 2008

A fan vote on past Ballon d'Or seasons prompts discussion of Ronaldo's Manchester United peak and which version of Messi belongs beside him.

Why this story? The video drew 687 comments in its first day, 5.1 times a normal first day on this channel (134).

Ronaldo wins a new Ballon d’Or award! 🤩🙏Ronaldo wins a new Ballon d’Or award! 🤩🙏

Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United peak has become the starting point for a football-history discussion in FutVibes' comments. Viewers are weighing his trophy-filled 2008 against Lionel Messi's extraordinary scoring year in 2012, with some suggesting a different Messi season altogether.

The clips channel's Short, titled "Ronaldo wins a new Ballon d'Or award! 🤩🙏", presents Ronaldo as the winner of a B.O.A.T., or Ballon d'Or of All Time, fan poll. The subject is a vote comparing past winning seasons, not the regular annual Ballon d'Or. FutVibes tells it through narration, voting graphics and archive footage of the players and ceremonies.

Its first-day comments came in at roughly five times the channel's usual pace, even though views were ordinary for its Shorts. Beyond the congratulations, the discussion has a specific question: should an exceptional individual year matter most, or should the team's trophies carry more weight?

Ronaldo's case has a clear historical foundation: he helped Manchester United win both the Premier League and Champions League in 2008. One viewer argues that Messi's 2010-11 season would make a more complete comparison, bringing team honors into the assessment rather than concentrating on his 2012 scoring feats.

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What viewers say

  • I'm ngl 2008 Ronaldo was a monster
    @waytogo_robloxSee it on YouTube
  • I think they should put 2010-11 messi version he didn't had as many goals as 2012 but it was more complete stats but also trophies
  • Happy for Speed happy for Ronaldo happy for whole football
    @Hanish47edzSee it on YouTube
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  • Idk but both 2012 Messi and 2008 Ronaldo deserves it, 2012 caused it's the best individual performance ever by a single player but he lacked trophies so it fell short of other players and for 2008 Ronaldo had the best performance by a single team player since he won many team trophies.
  • Both are goats🐐
    @my_boy_FreclesSee it on YouTube

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The facts
Channel
FutVibes
Subscribers
2,020,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
23,175,683
Channel views, pace per day
2,427,266 (on a normal day: 3,619,472)
Video published
October 19, 2026
Video views so far
940,479 (2 days online)
Video views, pace per day
551,155 (on a normal day: 589,971)

The numbers

The unusual activity is in the comments rather than the views. Here is how the Short's first day compares with FutVibes' usual start.

comments on the video's first day
usual first day here
134
this video
687
subscribers
2,020,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
5,077,578,742
views per day
2,427,266
typical day: 3,619,472
the video
views
940,479
likes
30,308
comments
812
days online
2
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
A7 EDITZ
2,100,000
FutVibes
2,020,000
talkSPORT
1,970,000
AFTV
1,840,000
As of October 21, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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