Lionel Messi Fails To Win 2021 Ballon d'Or Trophy
LIONEL Messi is on the verge of failing to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or trophy. Because, traditionally, since 2010-2011, the winner of the Ballon d'Or trophy is a player who has been nominated for three of Europe's best players.
Unfortunately, Lionel Messi's name was not included in the three nominations for the best European player for 2020-2021 which was just issued by the European Football Federation (UEFA), Thursday 19 August 2021 night WIB. A total of three names nominated for the best European player for 2020-2021 are Jorginho (Chelsea/Italy), NGolo Kante (Chelsea/France) and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium). Is it a sign that Lionel Messi won't win the 2021 Ballon d'Or trophy? Initially, Lionel Messi was championed to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or trophy.
The top scorer of the 2020-2021 Spanish League, the 2021 Copa America plus his success in bringing Argentina to the 2021 Copa America champion, makes Lionel Messi the champion of winning the golden ball-shaped trophy.
However, Lionel Messi's name did not appear in the nominations for the three best European players for 2020-2021. Actually, the absence of Lionel Messi in the three nominations for the best European player for 2020-2021 is not surprising.
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Because, the benchmark for the assessment is the player's gait with the club throughout the 2020-2021 season, both in domestic and European club competitions (Champions League/European League). Lionel Messi also failed to bring his club last season, Barcelona, to glory in the 2020-2020 competition. 2021. Barcelona only finished in third place in the 2020-2021 Spanish League, plus was eliminated in the round of 16 of the 2020-2021 Champions League.
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In addition, appearances at the 2020 European Cup are also used as benchmarks. For this one, Lionel Messi cannot be judged because he, who comes from Argentina, did not participate in the 2020 European Cup.
Therefore, if Lionel Messi wins the 2021 Ballon d'Or trophy, it means he is breaking history. Because, Lionel Messi won the 2021 Ballon d'Or trophy even though he was not nominated for the three best European players for 2020-2021.
However, if it ultimately fails, Lionel Messi will automatically continue the existing tradition. So, who won the 2021 Ballon d'Or trophy?