The controversy continues, Messi receives harsh criticism after winning The Best

Lionel Messi was the most controversial person in the last week, and it wasn't his fault. FIFA presented its The Best awards to the best players of the year 2023. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland were the main favorites to win the best player of the year, and although the favorite was Haaland, the Argentine won the award thanks to the vote.

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Lionel Messi won and received a lot of criticism, for example, Iker Casillas, the legend of Spain and Real Madrid, posted this tweet: You create some nice awards and you are taking them away by not doing things fairly. “The Smile” more like. Anyway, good night!"

Now, he received new criticism from another legend, and it is none other than Lothar Matthaus, who on Sky Sports in Germany commented the following: "If you don't include the World Cup, which made Messi winner of the Ballon d'Or "He shouldn't be the winner this time. I think he has been the best footballer in the last 20 years, but he hasn't won any major titles with PSG and Inter Miami, where he is now creating a lot of buzz."

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Lothar Mathaus continued the attack:

When it seemed that the criticism had ended there, Matthaus finished: "If you look at the great successes, there is no way to surpass Manchester City and when it comes to choosing the best player, Erling Haaland. He won the most important titles with City and his goal percentage was impressive. That (prestige of achievements) should be decisive when choosing the best and most important player, and that was Haaland."