British journalist Piers Morgan shared his opinion on the social network X that Argentinian Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi received his eighth Ballon d’Or award.
“Messi’s ridiculous win of the Ballon d’Or this year is further proof that the entire system of this award is rigged. “He should have won two less Ballon d’Ors, Ronaldo should have won two more Ballon d’Ors and Haaland should have won this year,” Morgan wrote.
On October 30, Messi received the Ballon d’Or. The award ceremony took place at the Chatelet Theater in Paris. socialbites.ca carried out an online text publication of the event.
This award was the eighth award in the career of the Argentine national team captain. No one has won the Ballon d’Or more often than Messi. He received the prestigious award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023.
Ronaldo won five Golden Balls. The Portuguese player was left out of the award’s candidate list for the first time in 19 years.
Previously in Qatar named It’s a shame that Messi was awarded the Ballon d’Or award.