On Monday, Lionel Messi received a record eighth Ballon d’Or. Cr7 didn’t like it at all.
The FC Barcelona icon was rewarded at the end of a sensational 2022-23 season, the highlight of which was undoubtedly leading Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar.
However, while many felt Messi deserved the award, many others disagreed with the decision. This is the case of Spanish journalist Tomas Roncero, who said in a video for Diario AS that the award should have gone to Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.
” Hello friends. What we knew happened. They gave Messi another Ballon d’Or. He went to retire at (Inter) Miami, but he already looked like he was retired at PSG to prepare for the World Cup. He won the World Cup, yes, good, but with 6 shots on goal in his favor.
“The World Cup was 10 months ago, it’s November. Messi has eight Ballons d’Or, he should have five. He has the Ballon d’Ors of Iniesta and Xavi, of Lewandowski – who won six trophies in one season – and of Haaland, who was the top scorer of all. »
Diario AS shared the sequence on Instagram, and a certain Cristiano Ronaldo reacted. The Portuguese, who had a famous rivalry with Messi for many years, liked the post, as well as commenting on several laughing emojis.
We can assume that Ronaldo felt that Messi’s Ballon d’Or was undeserved, although the former FC Barcelona player probably doesn’t care much about what his former opponent thinks at the moment.
