Lionel Messi Freestyle to World footballer caused astonishment even in his homeland. One “bizarre Situation” saw the sports newspaper “Ole” at the FIFA-Gala on Monday evening, when the Argentine came as a surprise to most people named “The Best” for the eighth time became.
Messi was just like his competitors Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé not present. He preferred to stay in Miami, where preparations for the new Major League Soccer (MLS) season began.
Funny scenes at the FIFA gala
At the glamorous gala in the Hammersmith Apollo, Messi’s announcement caused a stir in the hall astonish and Irritationthe audience had mostly expected Haaland to receive an award.
The applause was restrained. The expected video message did not materialize. Since no one was there to accept the award, Presenter grabbed it Thierry Henry (“Someone has to take it”) the trophy.
“Scandal”: Criticism from Norway
The Norwegian observers in particular were amazed. “I have to calm down a bit first,” said former professional Carl-Erik Torpnow an expert at the television station NRK, in an initial reaction and added shortly afterwards: “I would say, that’s a scandal.”
The decision in favor of Messi was extremely close. In total, the 36-year-old received the equivalent of 13 points from the captains, 11 from the coaches, 11 from the media and 13 from the fans. Haaland got 11 from the captains, 13 from the coaches, 13 from the media and 11 from the fans. Since there was a tie, they decided Initial votes from the national team captains were clearly for Messi.
The Argentine was, among others, the Englishman Harry KaneBelgium’s Romelu Lukaku, Edin Dzeko from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia Luka ModricDenmark Simon Kjaer or Egypt Mohamed Salah chosen. Mbappé also voted for his former PSG colleague. Messi himself voted for Haaland over Mbappé. David Alaba said Haaland at the front.
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ManCity star Haaland lost out on the world footballer competition.
“Encore” for world footballer Messi
“Lionel Messi has begun to retire from major awards, but the football world still chooses him,” noted Argentine daily La Nacion. “Ole” saw the price “as an addition” for the world champion, who has been playing in North America away from the big European football stage for months. With Paris he was still in 2023 French master.
For comparison: Haaland, who is currently sidelined with a foot injury, won the treble with Manchester City Champions League, championship and FA-Cup and scored 52 goals in 53 competitive games.
“How can Erling Haaland not be the best player in 2023?”wrote Jan Aage Fjörtoft on
Different election results
Given the voting behavior, the simplest answer is probably that Messi (again) for his Lifetime achievement was appreciated. It fits that great response from fans (613,293 points compared to 365,893 for Haaland). The specialist media, however, saw Haaland clearly ahead (729 points compared to 315 for Messi).
2024-01-16 17:46:02
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