Betrayal of Mbappé, the Frenchman who says that Messi will win the Ballon d'Or

There are only hours left until Lionel Messi lifts his eighth Ballon d'Or. The captain of the Argentine National Team is the great favorite and various portals and journalists have already confirmed that he will be the main protagonist of the ceremony that will take place in Paris this Monday, March 30. October, the date on which a certain Diego Armando Maradona would be celebrating his birthday.

Now, in advance of the award ceremony by France Football magazine, several figures began to give their respective opinions on which player is worthy of being recognized with that award, and the vast majority agree that this is Messi. In fact, one of those who raised his voice about it was Olivier Giroud, a French attacker who was champion in 2018 but who suffered against the Albiceleste in Qatar 2022.

The AC Milan player spoke with Telefoot and had no problems putting La Pulga above his teammate Kylian Mbappé, who was the top scorer in the World Cup that took place in the Middle East. “Who won the World Cup? Many times this is how things happen. Furthermore, Messi played a very important role in the victory, so I think Leo will win the Ballon d'Or", said the former Chelsea and Arsenal player, among others.

Likewise, it is worth remembering that the day could have another Argentine tint in the Yashin award, a section for which Emiliano Martínez is nominated, who was even the most voted in the survey published precisely by France Football. Will Dibu add another trophy to his record?

Rabiot believes that Haaland and Mbappé had a better year than Messi

Unlike Giroud, the midfielder recently spoke about Leo's chances at the Ballon d'Or in dialogue with RMC Sport and expressed: “I hear a lot that Messi is going to get it. But on a sporting level it will be played between Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland”. And he concluded in this regard: "To say one of the two would be complicated, it depends on what you base it on. Not everyone will agree, but it will be between these two".