Both Messi and Haaland deserved it. I wanted Haaland because he is young, but still I was happy for the ending career of Messi. But after the ceremony, Twitter, Instagram EVERYONE attacked Messi. Jesus Christ calm down people…

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    1 year ago

    I don’t think so. It only polarised further fanbases that are already polarised.

    At worst, it may have swayed some neutrals towards viewing the entire award in a negative light, but I doubt it swayed that many.

    However, in my own view, I’ve lost some faith in this award being based on anything fair and competitive, but it seems to have become purely sentimental.