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If the ball was stained, PSG would have helped Messi win the Ballon d'Or

The Paris Saint-Germain entourage has been involved in a controversy that also includes Lionel Messi and France Football magazine, in charge of awarding the Ballon d'Or.

By Hector Garcia

The Paris Saint-Germain entourage has been involved in a controversy that also includes Lionel Messi and France Football magazine, in charge of awarding the Ballon d'Or.
The Paris Saint-Germain entourage has been involved in a controversy that also includes Lionel Messi and France Football magazine, in charge of awarding the Ballon d'Or.

According to various French media, among which Le Monde stands out, the Parisian team would have pressured the sports magazine so that the 2021 Ballon d'Or would be awarded to Lionel Messi.

According to the press in the European country, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi maintains close ties with the former director of France Football, Pascal Ferré, so the authorities are already investigating the situation.


During 2019 and 2021, Ferré would have received various gifts from the president of PSG, including tickets to some of the Parisian club's European matches, as well as various trips to Doha.


Pascal Ferré would have promoted and promoted Lionel Messi's candidacy to win the Ballon d'Or by creating articles favoring Paris Saint-Germain and its president. Some media even mention that Al-Khelaïfi proposed the creation of a “Lobby” together with Pascal Ferré in favor of the world champion.

This is how it was in 2021


In the 2021 edition of the award, Lionel Messi, who had recently signed with PSG, was the winner of the trophy, marking the seventh in his career. With 22 percent of the votes, the Argentine star surpassed the Polish Robert Lewandowski, by just one point. Behind both of them, taking third place, appeared the Italian-Brazilian Jorginho.
 


Hector Garcia

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