Messi Ballon d’Or, Matthaus cries scandal

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Messi Ballon d'Or, Matthaus cries scandal

Former Ballon d’Or winner Lothar Matthaus believes Lionel Messi did not deserve to win the ultimate award this year.

German football legend Lothar Matthäus has criticized Lionel Messi being awarded this year’s Ballon d’Or.

“Messi Ballon d’Or? It’s a joke “

The Argentina captain, World Cup winner, was rewarded for the eighth time in his career. He received his award Monday evening at the Théâtre Chatelet in Paris. In the opinion of many observers, this recognition is well deserved, but that is not what the man who won this title in 1990 thinks.

Matthaus believes Manchester City striker Erling Haaland deserved the award more than La Pulga. “Haaland has done better than Messi throughout the year,” Matthäus told Sky Germany.

“This award is undeserved and proves that the World Cup is more important than anything. For me, no one was better than Haaland, he has been the best in the last twelve months. He won important titles with Manchester City and set goalscoring records. It was a joke, even though I have always been a Messi fan. “

Nicolas Gerbault

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Nicolas Gerbault

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