His eighth Ballon d’Or, won last October, was the talk of the town. However, author of a remarkable World Cup with Argentina, Lionel Messi has won a new title which places him very high in the football pantheon. Some had nevertheless criticized the fact that Pulga won this new personal distinction at the expense of Kylian Mbappé or Erling Haaland, authors of two formidable seasons.
Asked about this, the Norwegian striker cut the discussion short and assured that the former FC Barcelona legend is the greatest player in history: “Lionel Messi is the best player to ever play football. Maybe he needs to retire so someone else can be considered the best.” Mass has been said.
