Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – Legendary goalkeeper, Iker Casillas has taken a swipe at his former LaLiga rival Lionel Messi after the Argentine won FIFA's The Best award, claiming organisers were 'not doing things fairly'.
Messi, who won the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time at
the end of last year, claimed the new price after beating Erling Haaland
and Kylian Mbappe to the award last night.
Many believe that Erling Haaland - who finished
level on points with Messi before losing out on a technicality
or PSG star Kylian Mbappe should have been named winner ahead of
Messi, who has spent the last six months playing in the MLS with
Inter Miami.
Haaland, who scored 48 points but earned fewer captain votes
than Messi, had staked a solid claim to take home the prize after scoring
52 goals in 53 games last season, an incredible record in front of goal that
helped Man City to the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions
League.
Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas has expressed his
dissatisfaction, claiming that the process was not fair and suggesting a new
name should be given to the award.
Writing on X, Casillas said: 'You create some nice prizes and you are taking them away by not doing things fairly. 'The Smile' more like. Anyway, good night!'
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