The Golden Globe squad will be announced in the early morning of September 7, and this announcement also means that last season's Golden Ball Awards will be the final competition. And everyone is naturally very concerned about who can win the Golden Globe this year.
At present, it seems that the first place in the list of the outside world is still without suspense. Messi's World Cup victory, coupled with his double 20 stats in Paris last season, make his stats and accolades perfect. World Cup winners, Ligue 1 champions, French Super Cup winners, plus 42 goals and 26 assists, can still be ranked first. And the second place is Haaland, the future star of football that everyone is very concerned about.
Haaland posted a top-notch figure of 52 goals last season, especially in his first season in the Premier League. It directly broke the all-time number of goals scored in the Premier League, plus led Manchester City to the club's treble. This honor is placed in any non-World Cup year, and that is a proper Ballon d'Or winner. But unfortunately, this season is a World Cup year. And Messi just happened to win the World Cup again, so the competition between the two will continue.
But it is worth noting that the gap between Haaland and Messi is getting smaller and smaller, because Messi went to the United States to play after the start of the new season. After leaving the five major leagues, Messi's attention has declined. And the league level is indeed incomparable with the five major leagues, which will also make Messi face some doubts in the selection. And world football also needs a new leader, and if Haaland can achieve a last-minute comeback, it should not be surprising.
Because in the previous UEFA best player, Haaland was significantly ahead of Messi and directly won this honor. Another superstar that everyone pays more attention to, Ronaldo has briefly returned to the Golden Globe shortlist. But because the Saudi League is also a low-level league, Ronaldo directly fell out of the squad this time.