He lost two finals to the captain of the Argentine team and hopes that the Norwegian will win the prestigious award
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland
Lionel Messi had a dream 2022 and is the main candidate to win the Ballon d’Or, the eighth personal. However, not everyone thinks the same, since there is a former player who was humiliated by the ‘Flea’ in the Champions League and pointed out that Erling Haaland must obtain the distinction given by the magazine ‘France Football’.
The captain of the Argentine team was not considered for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, for the first time since 2005, and his response was extraordinary. He started this season with the French Super Cup title, guided PSG to the round of 16 of the Champions League and achieved the long-awaited World Cup in Qatar, being the main figure of the Albiceleste and declared the best player in the competition.
In this context, he has a great advantage over his rivals to win the Ballon d’Or. However, Wayne Rooney, who lost two Champions League finals to Lionel Messi and the best Barcelona in history, indicated that the award should go to Erling Haaland , who is a figure in Manchester City and fights to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
What Wayne Rooney said about the award given by France Football:
In dialogue with ‘The Times’, the former player of the English team commented: “Erling Haaland is the best footballer in the world at the moment. Lionel Messi is the greatest, but no one is playing better than him. He is the best because of the numbers he is registering, the performances he has and the mentality he shows. If they’re looking for the Ballon d’Or winner, then it has to be him.”