“Stop Comparing me with your Shameless Goats” Erling Haaland rejects Lionel Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo theory about him and Kylian Mbappe

Despite the fact that the two young players are replacing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland has revealed he does not view Kylian Mbappe as a rival.

The Ballon d’Or shortlist, which excludes Ronaldo for the first time in 20 years, includes players like Haaland, 23, and Mbappe, 24. The 38-year-old is currently nearing the end of his career while representing Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, and players like Haaland and Mbappe have supplanted him among the world’s most thrilling athletes.

Messi, 36, who plays for Inter Miami in the MLS, is a few years younger than his longtime rival but is also approaching retirement. Despite this, Messi, who played a key role in Argentina’s World Cup victory in December, is the overwhelming favorite to win the Ballon d’Or for a record seventh time.

In an interview with France Football, Haaland was questioned about whether he thought his competition with Mbappe would overtake Messi vs. Ronaldo as the game’s next major rivalry.

Everyone believes that, but you need to emphasize how absurd Messi and Cristiano’s actions have been. He responded. “You also need to keep in mind that they’re still doing it as they age. They remain outstanding athletes.

However, I never express my dislike for other players because that is not how I perceive the world. In order to continue loving what I do and being the best version of myself, all of my attention is on improving myself.

On October 30, in Paris, Haaland may not take home the Ballon d’Or, but he has already received several personal honors for his outstanding 2022–23 campaign. Over the summer, Haaland won the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award as well as the PFA Player of the Year award.

These awards followed his 52 goals in 53 games played for City in all competitions and his breaking of the Premier League single-season scoring record with 36 goals in 35 games. With those goals, City was able to win the Premier League, the Champions League, and the FA Cup, a historic Treble.

Paris Saint-Germain, led by Mbappe, won the Ligue 1 championship, but they once again came up short in the Champions League. This set off a significant change in strategy for PSG, which saw the departure of Messi and Neymar and the adoption of a new strategy centred on youth under new manager Luis Enrique.

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Despite the new strategy, Enrique’s success or failure in the position will ultimately depend on whether he can finally win the club the elusive Champions League trophy. Along with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, and Newcastle, PSG was put in Group F.

Mbappe might compete against Haaland later on because City’s Group G opponents include RB Leipzig, Young Boys, and Red Star. On September 19, the Champions League gets underway.