If Lionel Messi is named France Football 2023 Ballon d’Or, Argentina will create an entirely different impression in France.

Last but not least, Lionel Messi was named Ballon d’Or winner for the eighth time in his career last month. A remarkable performance for the Rosario native, often regarded as the greatest player in history. However, given his contrasting tenure at Paris Saint-Germain, the 2022 world champion is no longer universally popular in France.

Lionel Messi, who was taken by a segment of the Parisian people, has terrible memories of his time in the city, as he has admitted multiple times since leaving for Inter Miami last summer. The former Barcelona player’s biggest fans, on the other hand, did not hesitate to speak out against whatever reservations Messi may have had in France, either last season or this week following his Ballon d’Or victory.

“It’s sad”

Eric Blanc, a columnist for La Chaîne L’Équipe, is a fan of Pulga. The former rugby player did not hold back while launching into a diatribe on the program L’Équipe du Soir. “When you have Messi and Neymar, who can play in France, fill stadiums, and fall on them all the time… Everyone was focused on Messi and Neymar, who exited Paris Saint-Germain through the back door and that was the end of it. “It’s sad,” he roared. This may not be enough to appease the two South Americans’ adversaries.