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! 🤩🙏
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 YouTubeI 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
@giaT-w5hSee it on YouTubeHappy for Speed happy for Ronaldo happy for whole football
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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.
@amaragesoSee it on YouTubeBoth are goats🐐
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Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- 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.
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Which club did Cristiano Ronaldo play for when he won his first Ballon d'Or in 2008?
Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 while playing for Manchester United.


