Kieron Dyer says the World Cup was a ‘passing of the torch tournament,’ one that can have secured one other Ballon d’Or for Lionel Messi.
No participant has gained the Ballon d’Or greater than Messi, with the Argentinian taking it dwelling seven occasions already throughout his sensational profession.
The closest participant to him is previous rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 5 to his title, however Dyer says that lead goes to be prolonged on account of the Qatar World Cup – and the sensible younger gamers the match showcased will even have to attend a bit longer too.
Speaking on 90min’s World Cup Show, Dyer mentioned: “I always like the story line that you see the [Jude] Bellingham’s, you see the Pedri’s, you see [Jamal] Musiala from Germany, you see all these young guys. It was like a passing of the torch kind of tournament to [Kylian] Mbappe.
“That was the end of Ronaldo, probably Messi, [Luka] Modric. So you thought it was a real changing of the guard.
“But Messi, he writes his own scripts, and I’m afraid they’re going to have to wait a couple more years before the Ballon d’Or will be theirs. I think he’s obviously cemented the Ballon d’Or already this year.”
Messi had an excellent match in Qatar, scoring six objectives. That was not sufficient to get him the golden boot, although, with Mbappe getting seven – together with a hat-trick in the last.
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