Leo Messi is the greatest of the greats. He confirmed this at the Ballon d’Or Gala where the Argentine star lifted the award for the eighth time, something that seemed impossible for any man to surpass in the rest of history.
After receiving the award and the applause of the whole room, Messi declared that “first of all, I want to thank all the people who won me this award. I want to share it with my teammates in the national team, the award that this. comes from there and here we represent everyone. This is a gift for the whole group and the people of Argentina.” Even with the emotion of the moment, Leo does not want to “forget about Haaland and Mbappé, who had an incredible year. Haaland has achieved everything and I have no doubt that in the coming years they will win the award .I see a lot of young people now “I am on the other side but I have no doubt that I will enjoy football from what I see. I’ve been lucky enough to be on this tour for years, the players keep changing but the level never does. come down.”
In the thank you section, this is undoubtedly the most special moment. Messi proved to be a great person when he remembered that October 30 is the birthday of Diego Armando Maradona and he wanted to dedicate his eighth Ballon d’Or to him: “I want to mention Diego. Today is his birthday and think I have no better place than to “Wish him a happy birthday. Here, to people who love football. This is also for you Diego, I share it with you and all of Argentina.”
He wasn’t the only one who remembered. It is clear that he wants to “make a special mention to all the people who followed me and for wanting me to fulfill my dream of becoming world champion, the only one that is missing from me.” He also emphasized that “it is very special that people of different nationalities want Argentina to win the World Cup.” And he didn’t forget his family either: “they’ve been with me throughout my career, they’ve been there in my bad moments and they’ve helped me make all my dreams come true. Without you it wouldn’t be possible” –
There are already eight Ballon d’Ors, but we can’t decide on just one: “They are all special. I always say that the important awards are the ones that are combined and the individuals are connected. There are many City players here, who achieved everything. It’s special to have these accolades but they always come second.”
Source: La Verdad
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