Brazil legend, Ronaldo Nazario has picked the player that should win this yr’s Ballon d’Or between Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland.
Messi, Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe are among the many favourites to win the Ballon d’Or this yr.
The winner for the 2023 Ballon d’Or can be introduced subsequent week.
However, Ronaldo believes Messi should win the award with none doubt after guiding the Argentina nationwide group to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
“The Ballon d’Or should go to him [Lionel Messi], without a doubt,” Ronaldo mentioned (by way of TNT Sports).
“What Messi did in the World Cup was special. It reminded me of the campaigns of Pelé and Maradona.”
Apart from profitable the World Cup, Messi additionally clinched the French Super Cup and Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain.
The former Barcelona captain completed final season with 21 objectives and 20 assists in 41 video games throughout competitions for PSG earlier than he left the Parisians for Inter Miami as a free agent in the summertime.
