Seventh for Lionel Messi or first for Erling Haaland? This seems to be the main question about the 2023 Ballon d’Or award, created by France Football and to be awarded at the ceremony on October 30.
Ballon d’Or 2023: Messi vs Haaland
Ballon d’Or 2023: Messi or Haaland?
Last September 6, France Football journalists announced the final list. 30 candidates for the 2023 Ballon d’Or. While we wait for the awards ceremony to be held at the Theater du Chatelet in Paris on October 30, we are trying to understand who will win the most coveted and prestigious individual award in world football, although the list of credible candidates is quite extensive. annoyed.
Lionel Messi looks super favorite to win what will be his eighth Golden Ball of his career. In this case, the record of the Argentinian champion, who currently plays for Inter Miami, will be updated. There is Cristiano Ronaldo, who is second in the rankings with 5 points, but the Portuguese player, who is currently at Al-Nassr, is no longer even among the 30 final candidates.
Messi’s real rival seems to be one man Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s magnificent Norwegian center. Haaland has achieved a fantastic treble or ‘treble’ with his club, referred to in England as the Premier League, Champions League and National Cup. The blonde scored 52 goals in 53 matches and 9 assists need to be added to this.
New formula, quotas and discussions
The Ballon d’Or has always been accompanied by a large media audience, but also controversy due to the – sometimes unclear – criteria used. There new premium formulaThis article, adapted from the last edition, aims to dispel doubts and criticisms. According to this formula, Qatar 2022 World Cup He returns fully for the 2022/23 season. And today this situation is changing a lot.
Move because Lionel Messi had a good but not outstanding year at PSG; He scored 16 goals and 16 assists in 32 matches and won the Ligue 1 championship as a result of great efforts. The World Cup has been experienced and won as a hero, but it is a real wild card. In fact, according to William Hill* quotas, Messi is the favorite with 1.16.
Erling Haaland is paying the price for belonging to a small football-playing country and not qualifying for the last World Cup. So, a season full of 52 goals and 3 trophies including the Champions League is of no use Haaland is above 4.50. What more could he do? For the record, the third favorite is Rodri, the match winner of the final, but he pays 41.
*Quotes are subject to change
