Guardiola's worst betrayal of Haaland, he chose Messi as the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or

Not one is talking about anything else, the Ballon d'Or is one of the most anticipated moments of the year for all soccer fans. For weeks it has been speculated that the battle for the Ballon d'Or is between Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland, well, they are the two who deserve it the most. Now, Pep Guardiola said some words that suggest that he sees Lionel Messi as a favorite.

These were Pep Guardiola's words on the matter: “The Ballon d'Or has to have two sections. One for Messi, and then look for the others. “We won the treble and Haaland scored 50 million goals, but Messi's worst season has the same statistics as the best for the rest of the players.”

One of the main candidates to win it, Rodri, from Manchester City, commented the following about his possibility of winning the Ballon d'Or: “I am already 27 years old, I have lived through the golden era of footballers in my country and I know that the sports award, but it is also an award with a lot of marketing and I am aware of the player I am.”

Furthermore, he ended with this good reflection on the awards: “In the end, what you can control are the collective sporting merits. Individual awards depend on third parties and I think that footballers generally prefer collective trophies over individual ones.”

Will Messi play tomorrow?

Inter Miami faces now Charlotte, in an official, however irrelevant match. Inter Miami can no longer qualify to the Major League Soccer playoffs, which is why, their season is virtually over. Lionel Messi will travel with the team, however, his participation on the game is yet to be determined.