Erling Haaland recently revealed how Lionel Messi continues to win top awards despite Haaland’s excellent performance. Despite the fact that Haaland helped Manchester City win three major titles, he is not angry with Messi for winning two awards ahead of him.
Erling Haaland on Lionel Messi
Messi took Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in December 2022. Because of this, he got the 2023 Ballon d’Or and two Best awards for both years. People on social media thought the Norwegian player should have won those awards in 2023 instead. But Haaland has revealed Messi deserves all the awards as he is the best ever.
Erling Haaland recently said Lionel Messi is the best football player ever. He believes Messi should retire before anyone else can be considered the greatest. Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or in 2023, beating Haaland even though Haaland did really well with Manchester City. Many people thought Haaland would win the 2023 Ballon d’Or and FIFA The Best Men’s Player of the Year because he had an amazing season. He scored 52 goals in 53 games as Manchester City won the treble.
The Norwegian player talked to reporters before his team played against FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg. He said he thinks the Inter Miami captain is the greatest ever and believes no one else can be the best until that player retires.
“Lionel Messi is the best player that has ever played football. Maybe he has to retire for someone else to be regarded as the best,” Haaland said.
🇦🇷 “You scored lot of goals and Messi won the most important individual awards, does he have to retire in order for you to win that?”.
🇳🇴 Erling Haaland: “Good question! I don’t know. He’s won the World Cup…”.
“Messi is the 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝, I think”. pic.twitter.com/WOrmBaWfPM
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 5, 2024
Lionel Messi has won eight Ballon d’Or awards, making him the most successful footballer in terms of both personal and team achievements. Erling Haaland aims to be one of the top contenders for this award in the future. Haaland showed his modesty by recognizing Messi’s unmatched success, like winning the World Cup. Even though the young Manchester City striker hopes to win personal awards soon, he respects Messi’s greatness and feels honored to be following in his footsteps.
