By Busari Kabirat
The former Ballon d’Or winner, Lothar Matthäus, has come out to the public to condemn the present winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi. He said that Messi did not in any way deserve the Best FIFA Award for 2023.
Matthaus claimed that Messi did not deserve the FIFA award, instead Haaland should have won the prize. He made this known while speaking on Sky Deutschland.
He said, “He can’t be the winner this time. I think he was the best footballer of the last 20 years, but he has been in Paris and Miami, where he is now creating hype, and not won any major titles.”
“If you look at the great successes, there is no way past Manchester City and – when choosing the best player – Erling Haaland. He won the most important titles with Man City. His strike rate was impressive.
“That should be decisive when you choose the best and most important player – and that was Haaland.”
