DBasia.news – Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi has criticized his son’s scathing criticism following his success in winning the 2021 Ballon d’Or world player of the year trophy.
Lionel Messi is getting stronger as the player with the most Ballon d’Or trophies after winning his seventh in this year’s edition. With a series of goals at club level and a Copa America title, La Pulga was chosen as the best.
However, Messi’s victory was not without controversy.Robert Lewandowski who sits in second place is considered more deserving of winning the trophy. Moreover, the Bayern Munich striker has appeared to be the best in the last two seasons.
In his remarks, Messi also expressed his appreciation for Lewandowski. In last year’s edition, Lewandowski’s victory was said to have been stolen because the Ballon d’Or was not held due to the corona virus pandemic.
“Lewandowski, you deserve the Ballon d’Or. Last year, everyone agreed that you were the winner of this award,” Messi said on the podium.
Inevitably, the negative wave for Messi grew. Moreover, there are other names who have achieved more gleaming achievements than Messi, such as Jorginho.
The criticism of Messi’s victory even reached Jorge Messi. Through his Instagram account, Jorge gave a response.
“Blah blah blah…. moving on,” wrote Jorge Messi in the caption of a photo of Lionel Messi with his seventh Ballon d’Or trophy.
Now, Messi is getting further away from Cristiano Ronaldo, who occupies the sixth position this year. Messi and Ronaldo are two Ballon d’Or trophies adrift.