Messi firmly holds the 8th Golden Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo has no way to "surpass"

It is likely that the 2023 Golden Ball title will be named after Argentine star Lionel Messi. Before the awards ceremony, the story related to superstar Ronaldo was repeated.

There are only about 7 days left until the 2023 Golden Ball Awards ceremony takes place. Currently, there are many signs that Lionel Messi will be the winner of the men's title and set a record of winning 8 Golden Balls in his career.

The proof is that on October 13, Alessandro Dossetti - who is said to be close to Messi's family - revealed that the Argentine superstar actually won this category. Not long after, Spain's Sport newspaper also confirmed that the information was true.

Not stopping there, on October 22, it was the turn of journalist Matteo Moreto to confirm: "Messi is confirmed to own the 8th Golden Ball in his career." Some sources even revealed that Messi's entire family was scheduled to go to Paris to attend the award ceremony.

Up to now, the golden legs of Inter Miami Club have been honored 7 times and become the player with the most Golden Balls in history. Temporarily better than second place Ronaldo, there is a gap of 2 titles.

It is known that in the most recent honor in 2021, Messi admitted that his achievements are difficult to overthrow. "I don't know if my record of winning the Golden Ball can be broken or not. I'm not sure this record will be caught. 7 is an impressive number," the Argentine superstar said confidently. And if he wins this title, Messi's record will be even rarer for anyone to surpass.

In another development, before the 2023 Golden Ball award, notable stories surrounding this title were suddenly repeated, especially related to two top stars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Accordingly, the British media recently attracted many people's attention when "re-digging" the story that took place 2 years ago, at the time Messi had just won the 7th Golden Ball of his career. Not long after the award went to the Argentine superstar, Ronaldo publicly posted criticism of Pascal Ferre - a member of the Golden Ball organizing committee.

It is worth mentioning that before, Mr. Ferre once confirmed that Ronaldo confided that the male player set a goal when he retires to have more Golden Balls than Lionel Messi. However, the Portuguese superstar confirmed that this did not happen.

"He lied. He used my name to promote the award he was working for. It's unacceptable that a person responsible for a prestigious award could lie like that." ", Ronaldo said.

Saudi Pro League Club captain Al Nass added: "I always congratulate the winner of this title, with the same respect and sportsmanship that has followed me from the beginning." Besides, Ronaldo also said that his biggest goal is to win collective titles with the national team and the club he is playing for.

The shares from Portuguese superstar Ronaldo show that his views are related to Messi winning the Golden Ball title. Currently, Ronaldo has 5 awards, only 2 behind Messi.

While this year, Messi is considered the number 1 candidate for the men's title, Ronaldo will be absent because he is outside the Top 30 candidates. Thus, it will take quite a while for the Portuguese superstar to catch up with the Argentinian star, just as Messi previously shared.

Regarding Messi being stripped of the World Cup championship title, after a member of the Argentina team was doped?

Recently, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that midfielder Papu Gomez tested positive for a banned substance. The 35-year-old player took a test in November 2022, right before the 2022 World Cup, and was found to have doping in his system.

At this time, Gomez faces a 2-year ban and may be stripped of the 2022 World Cup and 2022 Europa League titles he won with Sevilla. Immediately, fans expressed concern that Argentina's World Cup title could be affected; however, this scenario is very unlikely.

Because, according to Article 11 of the Anti-Doping Code, it is stipulated: "If more than 2 members of a sports team are found to have violated anti-doping regulations when participating in an event, the organizing committee of the event shall Appropriate penalties need to be given such as points deduction, exclusion from the event or other penalties."

Therefore, the risk of being stripped of Argentina's 2022 World Cup title only appears when "more than 2 members" are involved in doping while the event is taking place. Not to mention, last season, Papu Gomez did not contribute much to the team. The 35-year-old only started two matches in the tournament, one in the group stage and one in the round of 16.

Messi received a million hearts from his wife that Ronaldo could never have dreamed of Tuyết Ngọc21:23:32 09/11/2023Even though the 2023 Golden Ball awards ceremony took place more than a week ago, a moment right before the event was just posted by Messi's wife, still causing fever in the online community for many hours.