In the same city that devastated him, with the wounds of the Qatar World Cup on the surface, the Argentine star Lionel Messi He will be able to taste a sweet revenge if the speculations are confirmed and he gets his eighth Golden Ball.
Leo will return to Paris after ending his contract with PSG and whitewash as a footballer Inter Miami that his two-year stay in the French capital “was not as he expected.”
The frustration of not having achieved Champions Leaguean obsession for Parisians, and especially the pain for the final that Argentina beat France in Lusail They unleashed resentment and fury against the 10 of the National Team.
“I was the only world champion without being recognized on the field”he warned Messi as an example of the indifference he suffered in his own club, months before his departure.
Where will the Ballon d’Or be awarded?
That recognition, by the work of destiny, will surely come to him tomorrow in the Chatelet Theater, facing the Seine River, where the traditional award gala awarded by the France Football magazine.
From 4:45 p.m. in Argentina, with transmission of ESPN, DSports, TNT Sports and the Star+ and DGo platformsthe winners of the trophies will be known Gerd Müller (top scorer of the season), Sócrates (footballer engaged in social and charitable projects), Yashin (best goalkeeper), Kopa (best player under 21 years old), Ballon d’Or for women and men.
At 36 years old and on the birthday of Diego Maradona, Messi He will compete with 29 other outstanding footballers in the world in search of becoming the best on the planet, as happened in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
The Argentine is the greatest historical winner of the Ballon d’Or with seven statuettes, two more than the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldowho in this 2023 edition will be one of the big absentees along with the Brazilian Neymar.
Argentina and France are the countries with the most representation among the 30 players nominated for the award. Messi, Julián Álvarez, Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez and Lautaro Martínez are the four shortlisted for the last world champion.
Source: Ambito
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