Many people think that if the 2023 Golden Ball belongs to Lionel Messi, it would be unfair to Erling Haaland. However, Eden Hazard and Olivier Giroud have strong arguments defending Messi.

Many sources on the sidelines confirm that Messi will win the 8th Ballon d’Or in his career. With the 2022 World Cup championship, Messi, despite not having impressive club-level achievements, is still rated higher than Haaland – the player who won the “treble” with Man City last season.

Obviously, this is still a controversial topic and everyone has their own opinion. Hazard gave his reasons for supporting Messi: “QBV? It would be illogical not to give it to Messi, the best player in the history of this sport, especially in the year he won the World Cup.”

Giroud added: “Who won the 2022 World Cup? That’s something that often happens. Besides, Messi contributed greatly and played an important role in Argentina’s success. So I think Leo will win the Ballon d’Or.

The 2023 Golden Ball Awards ceremony will take place at 01:00 on October 31 Vietnam time (20:00 on October 30 local time). The chosen location is the Theater du Chatele in Paris, France. This is the 67th organization of this award.