Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain FC head coach Mauricio Pochettino believes paris Saint-Germain player and Argentine superstar Leo Messi should win this year's Ballon d'Or. The prestigious Ballon d'Or, awarded to the best footballer of the previous season, was suspended last year due to the epidemic and reopened on Friday, and the restarted Ballon d'Or announced the shortlist of 30 shortlisted candidates this year, with 6-time Ballon d'Or winner Leo Messi being a popular candidate for this year's Ballon d'Or.
Champions League double Ngoró Kante of Premier League side Chelsea Football Club and Jorginho, who has already won UEFA's Male Player of the Year, are among the favourites for this year's Ballon d'Or. Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich FC midfielder Robert Lewandowski is also a popular candidate for the Ballon d'Or, Messi's old rival, Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is also shortlisted for this year's Ballon 30, And Leo Messi, Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski are the three most vocal players in this year's Ballon d'Or.
Although Leo Messi's performance at La Liga giants FC Barcelona last season was somewhat disappointing, Pochettino still believes that Messi is the best player in world football and he deserves the Ballon d'Or. In an interview with the French media "Paris People", Pochettino was asked to whom he would award the Golden Globe award when the winner of this year's Golden Globe award was appointed by him? Pochettino said: "There is no doubt that the Ballon d'Or should belong to Messi, even if I am not Messi's coach, I will still say Messi, I answer with my heart, I say how I feel. If several players share the Ballon d'Or, it would be Messi, Lewandowski and Cristiano standing on the podium. ”
Although Pochettino did not mention any Chelsea players in his Ballon d'Or rankings, he still considers West London to be the favourite to win the Champions League this season. Asked who is most likely to win this season's Champions League title, Pochettino said: "The most promising champions of the season are Chelsea, who are the defending champions. Finally, Pochettino also said that club striker Kilian Mbappe would stay at Paris Saint-Germain, saying that the club had the ability to give Mbappe what he needed, so that the French striker would remain at Paris Saint-Germain.