Football
“The fate of the Ballon d’Or was decided by the final of the 2022 World Cup” – ex-player of the French national team
Argentina national team 2022 World Cup / Photo: © Michael Regan – FIFA / Contributor / FIFA / Gettyimages.ru
Former footballer of the French national team and PSG Vikash Doraso believes that the fate of the Golden Ball was determined by the results of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
On Monday, 36-year-old Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or. At the end of 2022, the striker won the World Cup in Qatar as part of the Argentina national team. In the final, the Argentines beat the French team in a penalty shootout.
— The fate of the Golden Ball was decided by the World Cup final. If France had won, Mbappe would have received the award, and Leo Messi deservedly won his eighth Ballon d’Or. He is a brilliant football player, just look at his career – everything will immediately become clear,” Euro-Futbol.Ru quotes Doraso as saying.
Messi won the Ballon d’Or for a record eighth time in his career.
Source: Sportbox
Thomas Astudillo is a sports journalist and author who writes for Sportish. He has a deep love and knowledge of sports, and is known for his engaging and informative writing on the latest sports news and events.