By Gerardo Romero
02 Nov 2023, 12:31 PM EDT
The Argentine striker and historic winner of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi, has become the center of controversy after having received his eighth Ballon d’Or this week, which consolidates him as the best player of the 2023 season and especially as a of the most important figures in world football.
This decision by those responsible for awarding the Ballon d’Or has generated strong controversy among some former players and sports commentators who claim that Messi’s conquest is not backed by the results he recorded last season; Despite having won Ligue 1 2022-23, he won the FIFA World Cup and gave Inter Miami its first title in the Leagues Cup.
“I feel that this Ballon d’Or election is a farce. Haaland played better than Messi,” said former German player Lothar Matthäus after the naming of Lionel Messi as the new winner of this prestigious award given by France Football magazine.
Given this fact, the player and also champion of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the Argentina team, Ángel di María, made the decision to respond to this message from the Teutonic legend through his account on the social network Instagram, where he came out in defense. of ‘La Pulga’ by classifying him as one of the most important figures in world football.
“Cry somewhere else,” said Fideo with an emoji of a face crying with laughter; This fact generated a wave of responses in favor of Di María and Lionel Messi, considering that the award given to him for his great season in football is more than fair.
Let us remember that Lionel Messi remained a determining figure in the playing scheme of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and especially established himself as the most outstanding figure of the Qatar 2022 World Cup by even winning the award as player of the tournament for great performances. that he had in each of the matches of the team led by Lionel Scaloni.
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