Monday evening, Lionel Messi (36) won his eighth Ballon d’Or. A victory which was not unanimous. Many voices were raised to contest this new success of the Pulga. In France, Jérôme Rothen tackled the Argentinian in his show on RMC Sport. “It is shameful ! Of course it’s shameful! For me, Haaland should have had it. From August 2022 to June 2023, what are the criteria that lead us to say that Leo Messi is above the others? There is almost no criterion where he comes number 1. If you talk to me about the prize list, he is inferior to Haaland even if he won the World Cup. Haaland won everything with Manchester City.
In addition to the results, the attitude of the 2022 world champion was not appreciated by everyone. On stage, the Argentinian thanked many people. His wife, his children, his family, his loved ones or even FC Barcelona and Diego Maradona. Everyone was entitled to a few words from the footballer born in 87. All, except Paris Saint-Germain, the club to which he belonged last season. This was noticed. Once the ceremony was over, Messi, interviewed by journalists, finally had a few words for the French club. He notably confided:“I’m not sure that the Parisians want me to present the Ballon d’Or at the Parc.”
PSG does not calculate Messi, supporters tackle him for his ingratitude
We can agree with him on this point, he who was disappointed not to receive a tribute from PSG after his success at the 2022 World Cup. For its part, PSG, which published a message to congratulate Messi, Mbappé and Kolo Muani, was not surprised by the behavior of his former player according to L’Équipe. But they decided to react with class by not adding fuel to the fire. The supporters of the capital club were harsher on La Pulga. Some of them were interviewed by The Parisian.
One commented: “a guy who spits at us and has never respected the jersey on the pitch, it is better to ignore his time with us. He never wanted to come, we served as a giant sports hall for the World Cup. The only Golden Ball to have played for PSG is Mister George. » Another declared: “On the other hand, it is thanks to PSG that he is in good shape to win the World Cup with Argentina,” insists Julien, a faithful Parisian for twenty-five years. Considering how it ended, we’re the jokers. I still thought I was wrong and that he was going to have a word for Paris, I find it bad to have so much resentment especially for a player who was not to be pitied under our colors. Messi will like it or not…
