2010:
- Messi 60 G/A
- Xavi & Iniesta: World Cup Winners
- Ballon D’or Winner: Messi
2023:
- Haaland: 71 G/A + Treble
- Messi: World Cup Winner
- Ballon D’or Winner: Messi
I always insisted that Messi deserved 2010 Ballon D’or but at this point it’s a joke. Haaland deserved this one. Better numbers than Messi during the 2022/2023 season but they give it to Messi for a 7 games display when they got 5 penalties in 7 games
A bit of a joke Haaland didn’t win. 55 goals and the treble.
I was fine with Messi in 2010 (he was my pick). But there wasn’t a consensus best player in the Spain squad. In 2010, Xavi and Iniesta were about par and my choice for their best player was David Villa