Ballon d'Or 2023: Popular YouTuber Shares Reasons Why Lionel Messi Shouldn't Win Award
- France Football has released the final shortlist for the 2023 Ballon d’Or
- Lionel Messiis tipped as the heavy favourite to clinch the award
- A popular Youtuber has weighed in on the 2023 Ballon d’Or Award
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France Football released the final 30-man shortlist for the 2023 Ballon d’Or last week. The list featuring five players from the Spanish La Liga was headlined by the names of Argentine Superstar Lionel Messi alongside Manchester City's Erling Haaland, both dubbed as favourites to clinch the award.
The shortlist also featured other prominent players, such as Vinicius Jr. from Real Madrid and Karim Benzema from Al Ittihad. However, the absence of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo, raised eyebrows and sparked discussions.
While many pundits and journalists seem to lean towards Messi as the top contender for the prize, there is a differing opinion from YouTube sensation Mark Goldbridge, who believes that the Inter Miami captain should not be the deserving recipient of the award.
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Football Mark Goldbridge speaks on the Ballon d’OrGoldbridge, who also doubles as a Man Unitedfan, highlighted that Messi shouldn’t win the highly coveted award, referencing the scenario that panned out with France winning the World Cup and Luka Modric clinching the award in 2018.
Speaking in a video shared on his YouTubechannel, the presenter said:
Further bolstering his claim with the happenings around the award in 2018, he said:
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