Lionel Messi didn’t deserve Golden Ball, it was an error

Lionel Messi didn’t deserve Golden Ball, it was an error – Ex-FIFA President, Blatter

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[{"selector":"#anim-87da2c2c-498e-4db4-b6ee-5e60094f99f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-715ddf82-4309-4659-9027-0cc0da5e8ecd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 175.59199%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter has said that Lionel Messi did not deserve the Golden Ball at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Image Credit: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-9f3862ea-aa9c-45e3-affc-81cc733708ed","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9eccd383-7541-4e24-8f74-18f075d6187a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 206.83759%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Blatter said that the former Barcelona man did not deserve the accolade. Image Credit: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-8cb66824-f40c-4c0a-81ba-8fddb99bc899","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a376de02-4be9-4a28-ae13-b6cf8904ed80","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 175.59199%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Messi scored four goals and provided assists in seven games as he led his nation to the final of the tournament. Image Credit: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-d84f6bab-0bd4-4bcc-9010-c53a1b2f87d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b9fb2dd-6437-4669-82f9-c86197eb8be7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.17414%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “Shall I be diplomatic, or shall I tell you the truth? Listen, I was myself a little bit surprised when I saw Lionel Messi coming up for best player of the tournament,” he told AS. Image Credit: Google

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[{"selector":"#anim-0472982c-ab76-4574-a984-0000e9eff4a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f93f241-d5f3-492e-b473-d28363b1eac1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 149.84984%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Blatter said he was surprised when the committee presented their decision to him and told him they had only considered ten of the players who took part in the final. Image Credit: Google