Pundit Ballon d'Or
The Pundit Ballon d'Or semi-finals have arrived
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Four pundits, Jeremy? Four? That's insane. A whopping 30 of the country's finest professional blabbermouths were hand-selected by us and now, you've trimmed the fat.
The battle for the Pundit Ballon d'Or has reached the semi-final stage and like Pro Ref issuing a far-too-late apology for a VAR clanger, there are no surprises here.
Roy Keane might have seemed like Marmite before voting began, but plenty of you have been happy spreading him on your toast. The No. 1 seed has received the Red Devils' share of the voting thus far and has breezed into the Fab Four. He takes on Alan Shearer. Howay. There'll be no love lost from that sending off against Newcastle in 2001.
Keano's place in the semis was secured as he comfortably saw off Thierry Henry with 63 per cent of the votes in their quarter-final showdown. The ex-United star proving he still loves a scrap with a French Arsenal hero.
Things were much tighter between Shearer and his Rest Is Football buddy Micah Richards. As tight as the ex-England defender's suits, you could say. Though it was Shearer who popped one hand up and qualified for the final four with 52 per cent of selections.
Wright faced Wayne Rooney in the great eight, but it was Wazza who was left kitchen-floored and received just 37 per cent of votes to Wright's 63 - 'Hi wayne do u want picking up in the morning pal.'
Pundit Ballon d'Or semi-finals
Our final four are locked in
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The last quarter-final was another cagey affair and it looked, for all the world, as though No. 2 seed Ally McCoist would be in the semis. But streaking through like Fernando Torres against Barcelona, goalgasm-giver Neville was there at the back post and he went through with 52 per cent of the votes. Un-be-lievable from the No. 10 seed.
Half of the semi-finalists' monologues end here and it's up to you to decide who you think deserves a spot in the showpiece. Have your say now!
Pundit Ballon d'Or semi-final line-up:
(1) Roy Keane vs Alan Shearer (5)
(3) Ian Wright vs Gary Neville (10)