Argentine star Lionel Messi, the current Paris Saint-Germain French striker, named his Ballon d’Or candidate as the best player in the world in 2022.
And Messi believes Real Madrid’s Spanish striker Karim Benzema is closest to winning this year, according to his statements to Argentina’s TyC Sports network.
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“I think the Ballon d’Or this year should definitely go to Karim Benzema,” Liu said.
Messi added: “Benzema has been in every Champions League play-off game and I don’t think there is any doubt that he deserves the award.”
And the French magazine decided not to associate the World Cup competitions with this year’s Ballon d’Or, as voting depends on the performance of the football season from August 2021 to July 2022, and not the calendar year, as it was from January to July. 2022. December of the same year.
This year’s Ballon d’Or winner will be announced on October 17 in Paris.
Argentinian Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain striker, was the latest to receive the award last year for the seventh time in his career (a record), but he did not make the final list for this year as a result of his downgrade. level since his move from Barcelona to Saint Germain last summer.
Source: Agency