The Ballon d'Or is still likely to go to Lionel Messi, which feels wrong when this City side is on the edge of a Treble.
The narrative dictates that Haaland and Mbappe will be locked in a decade-long battle for Ballon d’Ors. Realistically, Haaland will know that his Norwegian-ness means that he probably needs to win the Champions League. He could win it this year and still miss out to Messi.“Benzema, well deserved top player!!” Neymar wrote on Twitter. “But Vini jr in 8th it’s a joke. He’s top 3 minimum.”
But the truth is that it is very, very hard to win the Ballon d’Or as a young man. Even when you are brilliant.Last year’s winner but realistically, he is unlikely to get the chance again. Especially as he was absent from the 2022 World Cup which is apparently intrinsic to the 2023 award.Third last year but had a poor World Cup. At 31, he might quite reasonably think that he has been unlucky to be at his peak in the Messi years.
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