Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Maradona claims Messi won FIFA's Golden Ball award for commercial reasons
Former
Argentine legend and star Diego Maradona believes Colombia' s James
Rodriguez deserves the Golden Ball Award, Maradona feels Lionel
Messi did not deserve to win the award following his World Cup
performance. Deigo claims the 27-year-old won the award for
commercial reasons.
Messi
beat the likes of Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben and James Rodriguez to
win the very prestigious award after the Barcelona star scored 4
goals in 7 appearance at this summer's tournament .
During
the final edition of his World Cup program, De Zurda, the former
coach and manager of the national team suggested that Colombia's
James Rodriuez who was the Golden Boot winner as top scorer in the
tournament should have won the Golden Ball award.
Messi
is a prominent ambassador for sportswear manufactures Adidas, he is
also an official FIFA partner.
Mardona
won the Golden Ball during the 1986 World Cup, Argentina were the
World Champions in the World Cup. Speaking further he said: “I
would give him heaven if possible, but its not right when someone
wins something that he shouldn't have won just because of some
marketing plan”
Maradona
also said: “I could see that he didn't want to go up and collect
it/ (award)”
Sunday'
s win was the 3rd
time in the last three World Cup that Germany will win over
Argentina, in 2010, with then coach, and former captain Marodona,
Germany trashed Argentia 4-0. Maradona however insists that it was
just a glitch in the defense that cost them the title: “Germany won
due to a misunderstanding in the defense but at no point were they
better than us. They showed us a lot of respect, and our lads earned
that out on the pitch.
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