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Messi deserves Ballon d’Or in 2023, says Lakhiyalov
Lionel Messi / Photo: © Daniel Jayo / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
President of the Makhachkala Legion Shamil Lakhiyalov explained why Inter Miami and Argentina national team forward Lionel Messi deserves to receive the Golden Ball in 2023.
Together with the Argentina national team, Messi won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
— MLS is probably weaker in level even than the Russian league. As for the games for the national team, Messi deserved the Golden Ball. At the very least, this makes him a top contender for the Ballon d’Or.
Because the rather mediocre Argentina team, which was not among the favorites before the start of the World Cup, won this tournament. She was not a contender for gold medals in terms of her composition; no one knew how strong her coaching staff was. Therefore, we can say that Messi almost single-handedly won the World Cup and deserved this Ballon d’Or. Which, in my opinion, will be the last in his career,” Euro-Futbol.Ru quotes Lakhyailov as saying.
The Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on October 30. Messi is a seven-time winner of this award.
Source: Sportbox
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