BRATISLAVA. “This decision is the greatest idiocy of the 21st century. They do not undermine the Oscar or the Nobel Prize. Unbelievable,” the legendary Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski was angry in an interview with WP SportoweFakty in the summer of 2020.
He reacted to the fact that the management of France Football magazine last year decided not to award the Golden Ball, which is an award for the best footballer in the world. “We all feel deceived by French journalists,” the goalkeeper added.
His compatriot Robert Lewandowski did not see it this year either, although many would like to see him in the first place. The king of football is again the Argentine Lionel Messi.
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On Monday night, he won the Golden Ball for the best player in the world in 2021.
“It’s unbelievable that I’m here again. Two years ago, I thought it was the last time. The key to success was winning the Copa América,” Messi said on the podium.
He spoke for too long
As he pressed the red button, the Eiffel Tower lit up in his honor.
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The older the Argentinian, the more detachable he is, even when it comes to fashion. He put on a glittery jacket.
He kept fixing his microphone. Thirty-four-year-old Messi is not a great speaker, but this time he spoke for a very long time.
His three sons celebrated in the hall, raising their hands. The Golden Ball is an Oscar football.
The footballers came to the gala evening in Paris as movie stars in limousines and walked on the red carpet.
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The survey has been organized by France Football magazine since 1956 and is voted on by journalists from all over the world. Pole Robert Lewandowski finished second, Italian Jorginho third.
“It was a great honor for me to fight Robert (Lewandowski, editor’s note). You were the winner last year and I think France Football should have given you the prize, “Messi acknowledged the qualities of its main rival.
The scandal, say the Germans
The Argentine was thinking of 2020, when the prize was not awarded.
This time Messi took over the award on his own land, since the summer he has been a player of Paris Saint Germain.
The golden ball has been organized by a French magazine from the beginning, which irritates many Lewandowski fans. They see politics in that.
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