He is a world legend but deeply wanted Lionel Messi to lose the Ballon d'Or, shocks

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in 2023 and after he was awarded there were different criteria regarding the award he received. The winner of the 1990 Ballon d'Or recognized that it is from the Argentine star, however, he believes that everything was a farce, since the one who really deserved to win the Ballon d'Or was the Norwegian Erling Haaland who swept all the possible awards in the Premier League also discuss records in terms of goals.

Lothar Matthäus for Sky Sports spoke about the qualification of the Ballon d'Or for 2023, where it is certain that although Lionel Messi was a figure in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the individual aspects must also be analyzed. Where he is installed throughout the season he reaped important records and won as much title as he could with Manchester City, however, it seems that for the organizers of France Football the World Cup was simply worth it over any other parameter.

“Throughout last year, Haaland performed better than Messi. It is undeserved that Messi has won. For me there is no way to avoid Haaland. The election is a farce, although I am a fan of Messi,” said the former figure of the German team and winner of the Ballon d'Or in 1990, being one of the most outstanding players after having defeated the powerful Argentina of Diego Armando Maradona.

According to statistical data from France Football, beyond the subjective value that journalists worldwide have for having voted for the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi's campaign throughout his time as a professional player was also an important value within The qualification for the World Cup was simply an added value that contributed to Messi winning his eighth Ballon d'Or, making him the best player of all time Beyond records and titles.