Di María hits back at Matthaus over Messi award criticism
There has been no shortage of voices in the past few hours critic izing the choice of Messi as the Ballon d’Or winner, an award that the Argentine forward has now clinched for the eighth time. One of the most critic al voices has been that of the former German Football er Lothar Matthaus, who expressed a strongly worded message. “Although I am a Messi fan, I think this is a farce,” he said. “Throughout the year, Haaland performed better than Messi. It is undeserved that Messi has won. For me there is no way to avoid what Haaland achieved.” Messi critic told to “go cry somewhere else” Diario Olé were quick to pick up on the statements made by the legendary midfielder, who won the Ballon d’Or in 1990, and shared them on Instagram. In the same post, however, Messi’s compatriot and Argentina teammate Ángel di María stepped in to shut down the German. “Go cry somewhere else,” (”A llorar a otro lado”) he commented, followed by a laughing emoji. 🇦🇷📱 Por Messi, Di María cruzó a Matthaus a...