Angel Di Maria defends Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or win

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Angel Di Maria defends Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or win
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Former Manchester United star Angel Di Maria responds to Lothar Matthaus' criticism of Lionel Messi's Ballon d'Or win, stating that Messi's success is well-deserved.

Lionel Messi beat Erling Haaland to the 2023 Ballon d’Or Former Manchester United star Angel Di Maria has hit back at Lothar Matthaus after he called Lionel Messi ’s Ballon d’Or win a ‘farce’. The legendary footballer picked up his record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or on Monday night, with his success almost exclusively down to leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar.

’ Di Maria, who scored one and assisted one of Messi’s goal in the World Cup final, didn’t take too kindly to the German legend’s comments however. ‘A llorar a otro lado’ roughly translates to ‘Go cry somewhere else The Argentine winger, currently playing for Benfica, hit back on social media, commenting on a post that featured Matthaus’ quotes with a simple message: ‘Go cry somewhere else.

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