Recent The awarding of The Best award to the Argentinian Lionel Messi started a controversy in the world of football. The Flea won the prize as the best footballer in 2023 despite not excelling in the world’s best leaguesin contrast to the Norwegian Erling Haaland, multiple champion with Manchester City, with whom he tied in the vote for the award given by FIFA.

Messi and Haaland were tied at 48 points, but the rules of awarding have a decisive parameter in the competition of team captain, where the Argentine got an advantage over Android.

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The appointment raised questions and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo appeared among the harshest criticswho said that “The Best awards are losing credibility.”

But the figure of Ronaldinho came forward to dispel doubts about the award and pointed out that The Best fell into the hands of the one He is “one of the best of all time”.

“It’s not that you find out he’s the best in the world, but football is like that, Everyone thinks in a different way, but for me he is still the best in the world, it’s very simple.“, said the world champion in 2002. (D)