As expected, the world press (mainly sports) has woken up this Tuesday with the image of Leo Messi proudly raising his seventh Golden Ball in Paris. The covers, for the most part, reflect enthusiasm and admiration for an award they consider deserved. But not everything has been praise.
Alexia Putellas’ first Ballon d’Or and Leo Messi’s seventh. And as if that were not enough, Pedri González won the Kopa Trophy for the best Under-21 footballer in the world. A party in Paris with a Barcelona scent.
In his native Argentina, Ole shows his happiness for a Messi who, finally, has given them the Copa América, which has made it possible for the former Barça player, today at PSG, to win this precious award again. ‘Messi, tell me how you feel’, the media headlines in clear allusion to the song that the Argentine fans dedicate to Brazil. They also emphasize that it is the Ballon d’Or with the most Argentine tinge that Leo has won. The nationFor his part, he writes: ‘Seventh Ballon d’Or for Messi in his magical year’. AND Clarion: ‘The Ballon d’Or that comes from the hand of the National Team’.
Digital cover of the Bild in which there is talk of “Scandal” in the Ballon d’Or
In Europe, L’Equipe, plays with the tennis simile to the headline: ‘Game, 7 (set) and match’ for a Leo who looks full on the cover. Le Parisien He also puts the red carpet for the ‘Flea’: ‘Messi, a Ballon d’Or in Paris’. Far from France, in Italy, La Gazzeta dello Sport, makes no mention of the award won by Leo, while Il Corriere dello Sport it does give you a central space. ‘Messi, the prize è un teatrino’, writes the Roman newspaper.
Not a single mention of Messi’s Ballon d’Or in La Gazzetta dello Sport
They disagree so much in Germany, where the leading sports daily, Bild, in its digital edition, headlines without complexes against the awarding of the award to the South American. “Why Messi again? Voting scandal.” It is clear that, like many others, those of Bild believe that he deserved more the Robert Levandowski award, who was second.
Cover of Le Parisien with Messi raising the Ballon d’Or
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