Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Pascal Ferry, editor-in-chief of French magazine “France Football”, unveiled Mohamed Salah’s chances of winning the 2022 Ballon d’Or, noting that the Egyptian star has contributed to the rise in popularity of the game. “Golden Ball”.
Next Monday, France Football will hold the Ballon d’Or 2022 and Mohamed Salah is one of the most important candidates to win the award, besides France’s Karim Benzema and Senegalese Sadio Mane.
Pascal Ferry spoke to the “Al-Laib” program on MBC Egypt about the chances of the “Pharaohs” star to win the award, saying: “He is among the 5 or 6 players nominated for this edition, because in the 2022/2021 season in the season he has achieved many achievements, and has been chosen as the best player in the English Premier League, but there are two points that are not in his favor, losing the final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and not qualifying for the World Cup in Qatar “.
Pascal Ferry added: “Mohamed Salah has the ingredients to be in the top three or more. In fact, he is an exceptional player. He will win the prize someday, and probably soon, and will reach brilliance for the award all over the world, in particularly in the Middle East and Arab countries “.
And the chief editor of France Football added: “He is a true icon, and everyone knows that Mohamed Salah has contributed to the increase in the popularity of the Ballon d’Or.”
Mohamed Salah ranked seventh in the Ballon d’Or ranking, during the last edition of 2021, while the Argentine star Lionel Messi won the award.
