Lionel Messi and his eighth Ballon d’Or: Does he really deserve it?

Lionel Messi is considered by many other football players, critics, legends and fans to be the best football player in the world and history. Since entering football, the Argentinian has almost broken records. On October 30 this year, Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time in his career.

While the award, like our prize money, has been widely accepted by many, there are other critics, former footballers and others who believe Messi does not deserve the Ballon d’Or, which, let’s be honest, is undoubtedly the Ballon d’Or. Messi’s most controversial Ballon d’Or to date. That’s what we’re going to talk about today, so let’s get started.

On October 30, Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or, which for some should have gone to Norwegian Erling Haaland, who besides being considered the best player in the world In addition to being a good center forward, he also won the Premier League and UEFA Champions League titles, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup with Manchester City. These are achievements that many hope to achieve.

Haaland could have easily won the Ballon d’Or, but the weight of winning the World Cup must also be included, but it’s not just that. Messi won the World Cup as the most efficient player in the entire competition while also being Argentina’s backbone, scorer and most important player at the age of 35. No 35-year-old player can do that, but we’re talking about the best football players in history.

The Haaland thing is also completely unbelievable. The things he does for Manchester City are things from another world, they are things that Messi in his prime or Cristiano Ronaldo in his prime would do and one hundred percent sure that one day he and Kylian Mba Pepe will win the Ballon d’Or in the near future.

For Messi, winning the World Cup was a huge weight in the decision. But we must also take into account his season with PSG, which, although not the best of his life, will return him to a good level of football; he ended his season in France with just one goal in the league He scored 16 goals and 16 assists, became the assist leader, and won the Ligue 1 and the Champions League. During his time with the national team, he played a total of 14 games, scoring 18 goals and assisting 6 times: the 35-year-old contributed 24 goals in 14 games; that’s from another world. In addition to this, he also won the final against Italy that year.

So, does Messi really deserve his eighth Ballon d’Or? We believe the World Cup in Qatar is considered to be Messi’s last chance to officially establish himself as the best footballer of all time. The Messi we saw in that game was a completely different Messi; he was a completely different Messi. This is the most aggressive, determined and “God mode” Messi we have ever seen in the national team. He was decisive in every game at the World Cup and was an important part of PSG that season. This could be the last Ballon d’Or that Messi wins, so let’s enjoy it while we can.