Messi threatens to lose the Ballon d'Or even if he wins the Copa America
Argentine star Lionel Messi will be crowned with the Ballon d'Or award, awarded by France Football magazine for the best player in the world, even if the "tango dancers" beat Brazil in the upcoming Copa America final at dawn on Sunday (4:00 UAE time).
And the British newspaper, "Mirror", stated that the best player in the world (6 times), may face fierce competition from the Italian Jorginho, in the event of the latter's crowning with his country in the European Nations Cup at the expense of England in the final match next Sunday (23:00 Emirates time), Especially that the center player Jorginho won the Champions League title with his team Chelsea this season, and showed remarkable tactical abilities that deserve an award.
The Copa America title is the only way for Messi to enter the competition for the Golden Ball at a time when he failed with his team Barcelona to prove his entitlement to the title, especially since Barca only won the King’s Cup in Spain, while losing the league in favor of Atletico Madrid and finishing third behind rivals Real Madrid, and bid farewell to the league European champions early at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
For his part, Italian coach Maurizio Sarri, who previously supervised Jorginho in Naples and Chelsea respectively, said: "If Italy wins the European Championship, it is clear that Jorginho will become the favorite to win the Ballon d'Or. He is a skilled player, and perhaps not everyone understands him. You have to set your eyes on him and only watch him in matches."
Before the European Nations Championship and the Copa America, none of the players was a strong candidate for the Golden Ball award, which was hovering around the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, the Manchester City playmaker, but by leaving the Champions League final injured against Chelsea and losing the title, and then bidding farewell to his country, Belgium, for nations Europe at the hands of Italy, his title was greatly reduced.
Who gets the confused Golden Ball this season, after it was clear as the sun last season when Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, the giant Bayern Munich crowned with the Champions League 2020, won it.
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