France Football have made a decision regarding whether they will award Lionel Messi with the Super Ballon d’Or, according to reports.
France Football have made a decision regarding whether they will award Lionel Messi the Super Ballon d’Or, according to reports.The Inter Miami attacker has been nominated for the prize after captaining Argentina to their 2022 World Cup triumph in Qatar, where he also netted seven goals in his seven appearances and was named player of the tournament.
It was a moment that saw him become the ninth member of an exclusive club of players to have won the European Cup,, who won the treble and netted 52 goals last term, it appears a decision has also been made regarding the Argentina star’s prospects of winning the Super Ballon d’Or. The Super Ballon d’Or is an exclusive accolade, awarded to the finest men’s player of the past three decades. Indeed, it has only been handed out once, in 1989, to Alfredo Di Stefano.
At the time only European players were eligible for the trophy, meaning greats like Pele and Diego Maradona were not considered. Should France Football perform a U-turn and hand out the Super Ballon d’Or at the end of the decade Messi is likely to be the favourite, having won seven Ballon d’Ors across three decades, claimed four Champions League trophies, 10 La Liga titles and won aSPORTbible are on WhatsApp! We've launched a dedicated news channel to send you the latest news, features and plenty more directly on WhatsApp and all you need to do to sign up is click through to our one-way broadcast channelFans are only...
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