The German midfielder has questioned the decision to hand the Argentine his seventh Golden Ball and feels Karim Benzema was more deserving.
Lionel Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or success is “absolutely not deserved” and Cristiano Ronaldo was better over the past year, according to Real Madrid star Toni Kroos.
Messi won the 2021 Golden Ball on Monday night after another stellar year for club and country that saw him score 42 goals while getting his hands on Copa del Rey and Copa America honours.
However, Kroos does not believe that the Argentina international, who joined Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona in the summer, should have finished ahead of some of the other names in the final vote.
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