The Frenchman faced a question on the subject during a press conference ahead of the French national team’s home game against Gibraltar. The topic resonated a lot in France due to the fact that the poll is organized annually by the local newspaper France Football.
“I’m not disappointed that the award escaped me,” the current Paris Saint-Germain striker began his answer. He then mentioned that Messi truly deserved his eighth career victory in this poll. “Messi should have won it, he dominated the World Cup, he is one of the best players in history, maybe the best for me,” he mentioned.
⭐️ Mbappé: “Messi had to win Ballon d’Or, he won the World Cup, he’s one of the greatest in history, if not the greatest for me”.
“Haaland had a great season, me too, but next to winning World Cup it doesn’t weigh much. Leo deserved it”. pic.twitter.com/Ig7uqrZm77
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 17, 2023
He subsequently justified his opinion. “Haaland had an amazing season, and so did I, but compared to winning the World Cup, it doesn’t hold much weight. Already on the 18th of December last year, when Argentina won the championship, I knew that Leo would win the Ballon d’Or as well. And deservedly so,” emphasized the Frenchman in his answer.
With his eighth Ballon d’Or win, Messi increased his record in this poll, no one else has won this award more times in his career. Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is in second place in the historical ranking with five awards. Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten shared the third place, each of them dominated the aforementioned survey three times.
2023-11-20 00:16:01
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