Former footballer for Paris Saint-Germain and the French team Jerome Roten called the decision to award the Ballon d’Or in 2023 to the Argentine a shame Lionel Messi .
The Ballon d’Or ceremony took place on Monday in Paris. Messi, 36, Argentine and Inter Miami striker, received this award for the eighth time in his career. After the voting results, Manchester City striker Erling Haaland won the Gerd Müller Trophy.
– It’s a shame! Of course, it’s a shame! I think Haaland should have won the Ballon d’Or. On what criteria can we conclude that Messi was the best from August 2022 to June 2023? There are too few indicators that Messi has been the best of the season.
If we talk about achievements, then it is inferior to the Netherlands, although it won the World Championship. Haaland has won everything with Manchester City. In general, in this case we cannot talk about winning the World Championship, because Haaland is Norwegian.
Holland has broken all records. He won everything and scored over 50 goals during the season. When Messi and Ronaldo did this, they were immediately chosen as the best. But now Messi has only scored 20 goals for the club, Ronaldo 60. Are you saying I should trust the Ballon d’Or? There is no more confidence,” quotes RMC Sport Roten.
Messi has already won the Ballon d’Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. The closest pursuer is Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who owns five of these trophies.
With the Argentina national team, Messi won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Source : MatchTV
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