One of the main candidates to win the prestigious award is certainly Lionel Messi, who climbed to the top of the world with Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar in December 2022. However, Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot disagrees with such a narrative. The Frenchman believes that it would be very unfair for Messi to receive the prestigious award.
There are exactly 18 days left until the Ballon d’Or is announced. Awards given to the best football player in the world for the previous season. Not the calendar year as was the case before.
“I hear a lot of people talking about Messi as the main favorite to win the Ballon d’Or. However, in my opinion, we can only talk about two names in that race – Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé”, said Rabiot in an interview with RMC sport.
“I hear a lot of people talking about Messi as the main favorite to win the Ballon d’Or. However, in my opinion, we can only talk about two names in that race – Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé”, said Rabiot in an interview with RMC sport.
The experienced midfielder then explains the attitude of the Norwegian and the French.
“Making a choice between the two is a very difficult decision. If you only look at sports achievements, there is no dilemma. Other players must opt out of that race. I know that many will not agree with this, but it’s the same whenever someone wins the Ballon d’Or, right?” Rabio pointed out.
What is certain is that Karim Benzema will hand over the title of the best player in the world to someone on October 30 at a ceremony in Paris. For now, Messi is the favorite, but we will see in the end who will win the Ballon d’Or.
