Manchester City midfielder Rodri has backed Lionel Messi to win his eighth Ballon d'Or award ahead of Erling Haaland.
Argentine superstar Messi guided his nation to their third World Cup crown in Qatar and won a second Ligue 1 title at Paris Saint-Germain in 2022-23. He already boasts of havingRodri has admitted that the Inter Miami forward is the favourite for the Ballon d'Or, despite his team-mate Haaland scoring 52 goals to fire City to treble glory in his debut season at Etihad Stadium."I think a certain Leo Messi is going to take it.
"I know it's an individual award with a lot of marketing," he added. "Among the monsters I'm with, of course, I lacked marketing, like Xavi and Iniesta. I worry about the things I can control, which is the collective awards."If Messi goes on to lift the award, then he will set a unique record of becoming the first player to win the coveted individual prize while playing club football beyond the boundaries of Europe.
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