REALLY!!! Messi Gives Away Controversial Eighth Ballon d'Or Trophy » Naijaloaded

Football icon, Lionel Messi, has given away his newest Ballon d’Or trophy solely months after he received it in a controversial circumstance forward of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

Naijaloaded recollects that final October, Messi was topped the perfect participant on this planet for a file eighth time, after he led Argentina to glory on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The choice to offer the Inter Miami ahead the award, nonetheless, left some followers and pundits livid, as they felt Manchester City’s Haaland was extra deserving.

However, 4 months on from the award win, Messi has given away his newest particular person prize.

According to Spanish journalist, Miquel Blazquez, Messi has donated his Ballon d’Or trophy to Barcelona regardless of not successful it along with his previous membership.

This will permit Barca to put their all-time-great former participant’s eighth award alongside the opposite seven which might be of their membership museum.