A French investigation claims that PSG may have pushed for Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or.
Now that Lionel Messi has joined Inter Miami from PSG, he is having times of happiness and peace. After two tough years in France, the Argentine star has done well in the MLS and found a new way to shine. A new scandal in that country, on the other hand, could affect him.
A French investigation claims that PSG may have pushed for Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or.
READ MORE: Will someone ever beat Lionel Messi’s record of eight Ballon d’Ors?
Now that Lionel Messi has joined Inter Miami from PSG, he is having times of happiness and peace. After two tough years in France, the Argentine star has done well in the MLS and found a new way to shine. A new scandal in that country, on the other hand, could affect him.
The mess with Lionel Messi and the 2021 Ballon d’Or
Reports from Le Monde say that Nasser Al Khelaifi wanted to have a good relationship with Pascal Ferre so that Lionel Messi would win the Ballon d’Or in 2021.
They were in a tough race at the time, especially since Robert Lewandowski was having a great season with Bayern Munich. Jorginho was also a strong choice because he was a big part of Italy’s win at the UEFA Euro 2021. The fact that Messi won the Copa America in Brazil was his main point.
READ MORE: Will someone ever beat Lionel Messi’s record of eight Ballon d’Ors?
Messi won the award for the seventh time in his career, getting 22.82% of the votes. John Stones came in second with 21.59%, and Jorginho came in third with 17.12%.
The next part of the investigation will find out if Messi’s win was mostly due to the good friendship between Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Pascal Ferre. If it turns out to be true, the corruption scandal will be huge because it would mean that the real votes were not taken into account.
