Lionel Messi again! The Argentine world champion wins the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time. “A farce,” says Lothar Matthäus.
Lionel Messi arrives at the Ballon d’Or gala in Paris with wife Antonella Roccuzzo and his three sons. -Twitter
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Not everyone agrees with Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or. Lothar Matthäus would have given the trophy to Erling Haaland. “Over the past year, Haaland has performed better.”
Lothar Matthäus has heavily criticized the choice of Lionel Messi as winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or. “The election is a farce, even though I am a Messi fan,” says the German record player to “Sky”.
For him it is clear who should have won the title: Erling Haaland, the runner-up. “Over the whole of last year, Haaland performed better than Messi. For me there is no way around Haaland!”
Lionel Messi wins his eighth Ballon d’Or – not everyone agrees with that. Lothar Matthäus speaks of a “farce”. Matthäus, who won the title himself in 1990, would have given the trophy to Erling Haaland. Here the Norwegian poses with girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen. The striker scored 52 goals in 53 games for City last year. The world championship title may ultimately have decided for the Argentine.
Matthäus, who won the title himself in 1990, emphasizes Haaland’s outstanding performances over the last twelve months. «Haaland won major titles with Manchester City and broke scoring records. It is undeserved that Lionel Messi won. But that shows you that a World Cup counts more than anything else.”
Is Lionel Messi the real Ballon d’Or winner?
57%
No, I would have chosen Haaland.
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No, I would have chosen Haaland.
14%
No, I would have chosen Mbappé.
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No, I would have chosen Mbappé.
“La Pulga”, who became world champions with Argentina in December, won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time on Monday evening. Haaland, who scored 52 goals in 53 games for City and won the treble, has to settle for second place. PSG superstar Kylian Mbappé comes third.
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2023-11-01 01:30:12
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