{"id":297733,"date":"2023-10-31T14:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297733"},"modified":"2023-10-31T14:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T14:24:35","slug":"lionel-messi-backs-erling-haaland-or-vinicius-jr-for-next-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/lionel-messi-backs-erling-haaland-or-vinicius-jr-for-next-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi backs Erling Haaland or Vinicius Jr for next Ballon d&apos;Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Lionel Messi names the FOUR players he thinks will win the Ballon d&#8217;Or in future&#8230; including a 16-year-old impressing at one of his former clubs<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The Argentinian and Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s period of dominance is set end soon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lionel Messi dedicates his eighth Ballon d&#8217;Or to the Argentina staff and players\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lionel Messi has revealed who he expects to battle for the Ballon d&#8217;Or in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 15 years, the Argentinian playmaker and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the award.<\/p>\n<p>The Inter Miami player set a new record by winning his eighth award last night in Paris, extending his number of trophies over his Portuguese rival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, with Messi now aged 36 &#8211; it is expected that this will be his last award and it is now up to the next generation of superstars to take over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asked who he thinks could be the next to win the award, Messi told L&#8217;Equipe\u00a0&#8216;For a few years, we have seen players that can win it coming through.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/10\/77214897-12692605-image-a-1_1698749358071.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi has tipped former PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe as a future Ballon d&#8217;Or winner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/10\/77214895-12692605-image-a-2_1698749360291.jpg\" height=\"809\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland narrowly missed out on being ranked the best footballer in the world last night<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It could be hotly contested in the coming years with players like Haaland, Mbapp\u00e9 and Vinic\u00edus Juinor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There are lots of young players that will fight for the Ballon d&#8217;Or. I also think that Lamine Yamal, who is still very young but who has already played very well with Barcelona and has become an important player [could compete].\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There will certainly be others who will fight for it as well with other players yet to appear. It will be a new era.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Former team-mate\u00a0Mbappe riled up the supporters of Stade Brest during Paris Saint-Germain&#8217;s 3-2 win there on Sunday &#8211; and then doubled down on social media to defend his actions.<\/p>\n<p>The French captain scored to put his side 2-0 up at Stade Francis-Le Ble, but Brest pegged them back to 2-2. Mbappe saw an 89th minute penalty saved, but was in the right place to dispatch the rebound and put PSG ahead with his 250th career club goal.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe, 24, was booked for a gesture to the crowd during his goal celebration, and was immediately substituted off in favour of Nordi Mukiele.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/10\/77214893-12692605-image-a-3_1698749362706.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal has received high praise from Argentinian legend Messi<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/11\/77217839-12692605-image-a-4_1698752995491.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid starlet Vinicius Jr received the\u00a0Socrates Award for social commitment last night<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe taunted the Brest supporters, geeing them up in reaction to their own anger, and making hand gestures signalling the 3-2 scoreline in favour of PSG.<\/p>\n<p>French sports journalist Bertrand Latour wrote on X: &#8216;A captain of the French team should not do that.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12692605\/Lionel-Messi-backs-Erling-Haaland-Kylian-Mbappe-Vinicius-Jr-battle-Ballon-dOr-crown.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi names the FOUR players he thinks will win the Ballon d&#8217;Or in future&#8230; 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