2024-09-14 21:41:09
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have not been shortlisted for this year’s Ballon d’Or, the European Footballer of the Year award. The time is now for the youth. Ronaldo himself admitted that. He said who will compete in the future for the award of the best footballer of the year.
In Ronaldo’s eyes, the future Ballon d’Or fight will be between Kylian Mbappe, Araling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal. Currently, in European football, along with the experienced stars, the talented youth team like Yamal-Bellingham is showing glimpses of talent.
Currently Messi and Ronaldo are 37 and 39 respectively. Both are playing outside of Europe. Last season, no one could show much success as a team. As a result, he was not even in the preliminary list of 2024. Speaking with friend Rio Ferdinand, Ronaldo therefore focused on the future.
Portuguese star Payotham Bazi Mbappe. “I think Mbappé will do very well,” he said. Everything from the history-tradition-success of his club (Real Madrid) is excellent. They have an excellent coach and president. Florentino Perez, who has been here for many years.’
“I think winning it (Ballon d’Or) won’t be a big problem for him (Mbappe). Mbappe will win the next Ballon d’Or. Mbappe, Haaland, Bellingham and Yamal; This new generation has a lot of potential ahead of it.’- added Ronaldo.
The Ballon d’Or battle was once dominated by Messi and Ronaldo. From 2007 to 2023, the two have won this award a total of 13 times. Among them, Ronaldo has won this award 5 times against Messi’s 8 times. During this period, a total of 3 times other than the two have won this award.
The duel between Messi and Ronaldo is said to be one of the best duels in the history of football. While Ronaldo initially advanced by winning the Euros, Messi overtook him by winning the World Cup. Along with that, Messi also won back-to-back Copa America titles. Even two in the same queue in the same fight. Now it is the turn of the new generation to build success in that line.