Erling Haaland missed out on landing the most prestigious individual prize in football as Lionel Messi picked up his eighth Ballon d'Or. But he was overlooked for the main award, finishing second behind Messi after the Inter Miami forward's contribution to Argentina winning the World Cup. CEO Ferran Soriano was in Paris along with many of the players and spoke of the next targets. “To be recognised at the Ballon d’Or for a second consecutive season is something that we as a club are incredibly proud of. “We took a moment to celebrate, but our focus now is exactly as it has always been, to work as a team, continue to play beautiful football and win as many trophies as we can."

Source: Express October 31, 2023 04:46 UTC