Third in the 2023 Ballon d’Or rankings behind Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé obtained his best ranking. However, the Paris Saint-Germain player had a bad day in his head when he attended the ceremony organized at the Théâtre du Châtelet. And according to Didier Deschamps, the attacker had something to pout about.
“He would have deserved to win it. That he is third is a disappointment. Afterwards, there are votes from journalists from all over the world. I’m not saying that Messi didn’t deserve it and that Haaland wouldn’t have deserved it. He is young, but with what he has achieved, he would have deserved it. I don’t have to console him. He is disappointed. Afterwards, the votes… These are votes that come from almost everywhere. I was surprised to say the least, if not even a little more so, at the vote of some people. Not putting Mbappé in the top five is really… I’m not going to use the term dishonesty, but we’re not far from it all the same”he told bein Sports.
