Best striker in Europe over the last 12 months?
by Castrol
In a Facebook poll of 1,974 respondents, 41.8% chose “Messi”. How we count
Messi
41.8%825
Rooney
31.5%622
Drogba
9.7%192
Torres
6.5%129
Someone else
4.3%85
Higuain
3.3%66
Villa
2.8%55
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Rooney began in front, but Messi passed him on day 4. Every later checkpoint had Messi leading with 40% to 43%, turning the remaining 98 days into a stable two-player hierarchy.
Messi finished with 825 votes and 41.8%, beating Rooney’s 622 and 31.5%. Drogba’s third-place 192 votes left a 430-vote gulf behind Rooney.
- Day-4 flip · Messi replaced Rooney at the top.
- Final cushion · Messi won by 203 votes.
- Distant third · Drogba finished 430 votes behind Rooney.