According to Spanish media, Antoine Griezmann’s 21st place in the 2023 Ballon d’Or rankings is absolutely unacceptable.
Third in 2016 and 2018, Antoine Griezmann must not have really appreciated his ranking for the 2023 Ballon d’Or.
Not even in the top 20, the 2018 world champion with the Blues failed in a disappointing twenty-first place.
The campaign for the native of Mâcon was however superb for Atlético de Madrid (where he was crowned best player in 2022-2023).
Enough to arouse the ire of the specialized media in Spain, or even a mini-scandal. In his list, the daily Marca for example, had ranked the Frenchman in seventh position for this 2023 Ballon d’Or.
“With what he did with Atlético and at the World Cup, it’s incredible that Griezmann is 21st”for example, the agent and consultant José Antonio Martín Otín got carried away on the set ofEl Chiringuito. “It’s nothing new, they (Atlético, Editor’s note) are used to it. (…) In a vote where what counts is marketing and media noise, at Atlético they have a disadvantage compared to others”can we still read in Mundo Deportivo.
“Bellingham, Kvaratskhelia, Bounou, Modric, Salah, Osimhen or Vinicius Jr” are cited as unfairly ahead of the Blues player.
“If we give importance to the World Cup and that’s why Messi is first, Griezmann cannot be twenty-first. I’m sorry but he had a great season with Atlético and he was the second or third best player in the World Cup. It’s not possible that Messi is first and Griezmann twenty-first.”again lamented the journalist from the Cadena SER Bruno Alemany.
