Not only Cristiano Ronaldo, Deschamps' complaint about Messi's Ballon d'Or

“It is possible that Messi wins the Ballon d'Or because, unfortunately for France, he won the World Cup. It is difficult to say that Messi is better than Ronaldo or Mbappé, who is younger, but the Argentines say that he is the best of all time", were the words that Didier Deschamps said on the red carpet of the Ballon d'Or 2023. With those In other words, he seemed to endorse Leo's award for what he did in the World Cup, but in the last few hours he changed his speech.

The coach of the France national team announced the squad list for the FIFA date in November and gave statements to Bein Sports in this context. Although for the vast majority the award to Messi was deserved and justified, there were those who were against it, such as Cristiano Ronaldo or Lothar Matthaus.

These personalities believed that Erling Haaland had done more to win the award and now Deschamps also raised his voice to give his opinion on who should win it, but the coach was in favor of Kylian: “Mbappé deserved to win the Ballon d'Or and his third position is a disappointment. I'm not saying that Messi didn't deserve it or that Haaland didn't deserve it, but hey, that's a vote from journalists around the world and I was surprised by the vote of some”.

Thus, Didier joined the list of those who were not happy with the designation of the captain of the Argentine National Team as the winner of the 2023 edition of the magazine award given by France Football. However, his numbers and his performance in Qatar 2022 support it.

The France legend who does believe that Messi deserved the Ballon d'Or

While Deschamps joined the controversy, Thierry Henry stated in the preview of the gala: "If you win the World Cup like he did, beyond what happened in the final that as a Frenchman I was a little disappointed, you have to win it. You can't say he doesn't deserve it. For me this year the Ballon d'Or goes to Messi, without a doubt".