The Ballon d’Or 2023 was recently held in Paris on October 28. The Prestigious event saw many great soccer players present at one arena. The fans saw players like Lionel Messi, and Erling Haaland, embracing the prestigious event.
Lionel Messi went on to win the Ballon d’Or 2023. The veteran had a sensational last year or so. The Argentinian went on to win the World Cup with his country in 2022. The 36-year-old followed it up with decent performances with his MLS club Inter Miami.
One of the nominees for the award, Erling Haaland also had some good performances in the previous year or so. The striker broke Harry Kane’s record for the most numbers of goals in a Premier League season. The Norweigan netted 36 goals in the Premier League season 2022-2023. He also continued his form leading into the 2023-2024 season.
However, the Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t nominated for the Ballon d’Or this year. Despite his consistent performances for Portugal and his Saudi club Al-Nassr, the veteran missed out on being on the nominee list this time around.
Messi preposterously winning the Ballon d’Or this year is yet more proof that the whole ‘Golden Ball’ system is rigged. He should have won 2 fewer, @Cristiano should have won 2 more, and Haaland should have won this year. End.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 31, 2023
As per the reports, the British journalist and television presenter Piers Morgan had something to say about Messi winning the Ballon d’Or. Piers stated – “Messi winning the Ballon d’Or this year is yet more proof that the whole ‘Golden Ball’ system is rigged”. The 58-year-old further inflicted that Leo should have won two less Ballon d’Or honors.
Piers Morgan also expressed his opinion about CR7 by writing – “Cristiano should have won 2 more (Ballon d’Ors’)“. The presenter finally went on to conclude his meltdown by stating –“Haaland should have won this year”. It can be inferred that Piers had made clear his thoughts regarding the Ballon d’Or 2023, in a very subtle way.
Piers Morgan on who’s a better player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
Piers Morgan stated his thoughts in a very direct manner upon the debate of who’s a better player between Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo. The 58-year-old reportedly stated that when one looks at the stats of both players, one should remember that “Ronaldo is two years and four months older than Messi”.
But, as per him, CR7 took himself to new hurdles in new leagues around the world and faced different “challenges”. He further opined that in comparison to Cristiano, Leo had only achieved things for Barcelona. Inflicting that where he (Lionel) was pretty much surrounded by other best players. It can be inferred that Piers Morgan had made his stance clear on the Ronaldo vs. Leo verdict.