If in 2022 it had not produced the World-wide 2022, there would be any doubt that Erling Haaland would be celebrating his first Balloon of Gold. It signed an exceptional year with the Manchester City in which it was the key piece for the triplete of titles of Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, breaking all the registers goleadores in England. His irruption in his first season as 'citizen' has not had precedents and did him clear merecedor of the prize that awards France Football.
However, as it has remained showed, the Glass of the World celebrated in Qatar has had a lot of weight in the votes. Of there that Lionel Messi and the 'Dibu' Martínez, with performances much more discreet to level of clubs, carried the most important prizes of the night. To 'The Flea' has served him to add the eighth Balloon of Gold of his sportive career and Haaland has not taken in congratulating him, through his social networks.
The congratulation of Haaland to Leo Messi
The forward of 23 years published a history, in his official account of Instagram, reposteando the publication of 'The Flea' with his eighth Balloon of Gold. Haaland Wrote "Congratulations, Leo Messi!", to put an end to the rumours that had produced by a supposed 'enojo' of the Norwegian player by not to have carried the prize in this last edition. It has remained in at all.
It is worth it to remember that, in the last hours, had established the controversy by the statements of the exfutbolista Lothar Matthäus in 'Sky Sports', in which it recognised that "durante all the past year, Haaland surrendered better that Messi. It is inmerecido that Messi have won. For me there is not form to avoid to Haaland. The election is a farce, although I am fan of Messi" and that "for me, Haaland is the best player of the last twelve months, that has won important titles with the Manchester City -League of Champions, Premier League and FA Cup- and has beaten records of goals in the process". In spite of this, Haaland desliga of any type of controversy and 'celebrate' his second place in the podium.