A few days ago, France Football magazine released the list of 30 candidates to win the Ballon d'Or 2022. To the surprise of many, Lionel Messi was not taken into account for the first time in 17 years. However, the media that delivers the prestigious award wanted to commemorate ‘La Pulga’ and confirmed that the Argentine is the best in the world.
There was uproar from and media and huge criticism after the captain of the Argentine national team was not nominated for the award given by the French magazine. Despite being the maximum winner of the award (with 7 awards), the current PSG striker was not taken into account by the organization.
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Now, France Football wanted to vindicate itself and made a publication where it leaves no doubts about who is the best. The magazine recalled Lionel Messi's seven Ballon d’Or awards and accompanied the image with the text: "RECORD". The legacy of ‘La Pulga' will be eternal and, despite not being among the candidates, he remains among the elite.
Messi's objectives this season
Leo Messi started the 2022-2023 campaign in spectacular fashion. The captain Argentina wants to win everything with PSG (including the Champions League) and is already focused on the World Cup, where he will face Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland in the group stage.
