L. Messi bowed his head before E. Haaland: "This 'Ballon d'Or' could have been his

2023-10-31 09:50 © AFP

Lionel Messi on Monday received his record eighth "Ballon d'Or" award of his career.

The leader of the Argentine national team left behind two young football world stars - Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

After receiving the award, L. Messi spared no kind words for these two footballers.

"Haaland and Mbappe will definitely win this award in the future.

Erling could have won it this year as well. Last season he won both the Premier league and the UEFA Champions League and was simply unstoppable. This Ballon d'Or could have been his.

I have no doubt that in the coming years he will win it," - said L. Messi.