Last Monday, Lionel Messi won his seventh Golden Ball, an award given to the best player of the season, created by the French magazine France Football. The result sparked controversy on social media and Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos challenged the winner of the trophy.
In his official Twitter account, Kroos congratulated the Argentinian on the achievement, but said his teammate Karim Benzema would be the right choice.
Congrats to Leo Messi!!!
My choice would have been @Benzema!
Why? Listen here: https://t.co/rbN2Y4L6Pw
orhttps://t.co/o34Wdii7OT– Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) November 29, 2021
The German has a podcast entitled “Just a ropes“. In the last episode, the player explained that he does not agree with individual awards and explains the reason for his preference for the French.
“First of all, I wanted to say that individual awards do not interest me. However, if they exist, they need to be fair. In my opinion, that was not the case. last season, because I see closely how exceptional he is. Of course Messi, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, is the player of the decade and has qualities that no other has. The big flaw in the election is first place,” he said.
Benzema was fourth on the Ballon d’Or list, behind Chelsea’s Jorginho, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, and Paris Saint-Germain’s Messi.
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