Argentina captain Lionel Messi has mentioned that he would choose one other FIFA World Cup win over a ninth Ballon d’Or award. The 38-year-old believes workforce glory is healthier than particular person awards.
Talking to 433 in a quickfire spherical, Messi was requested to select between a bunch of matters. He was requested to decide on between successful one other World Cup and one other Ballon d’Or, and the Argentine was fast along with his response.
The Argentina captain swiftly went with one other FIFA World Cup glory over the France Soccer award. He has at all times mentioned that the 2022 World Cup win was the very best second in his profession, together with earlier this month on the America Enterprise Discussion board in Florida, United States.
The Barcelona legend hailed it as the last word achievement in his profession and mentioned (by way of GOAL):
“The reality is that explaining the sentiments of that second is troublesome. It is arduous to place into phrases what that title meant, on a private stage, on a household stage, for my team-mates, and for the nation. It was clear how the nation celebrated, the necessity and the will we had for it to occur once more after a lot time had handed.”
“For me it was particular. First, as a result of for a participant, successful the World Cup is the last word achievement. It is like anybody of their job, any skilled reaching the highest. There’s nothing extra after the World Cup. You may’t ask for something extra. And on prime of that, I had been fortunate sufficient to have achieved all the pieces earlier than. On the membership stage, on the particular person stage. We had additionally gained the Copa América with the nationwide workforce. That was the lacking piece. It was like closing out my complete profession with that trophy.”
Lionel Messi’s Argentina have certified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Messi mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth Ballon d’Or harm him
Lionel Messi spoke to France Soccer in 2019, admitting that Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth Ballon d’Or, which noticed him pull stage with the Argentine, harm him. He needed to be the footballer with essentially the most Ballon d’Or wins and mentioned (by way of Bleacher Report):
“When Cristiano Ronaldo pulled stage with me, I will admit that it harm slightly as I used to be not alone on the prime. However, at that second he deserved the Ballon d’Or and I could not do far more about it. I perceive why I did not win, as we hadn’t gained the UEFA Champions League and successful that competitors offers you a greater likelihood of successful the Ballon d’Or. When Cristiano Ronaldo was successful all of the [individual] trophies it was as a result of he’d had actually good seasons and had been successful the Champions League, being decisive as his workforce did so.”
Lionel Messi has pulled clear since, successful three Ballon d’Ors and transferring to eight, three greater than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Edited by Sripad
