Eden Hazard, a former player of the Belgian national team and Real Madrid and Chelsea in London, stated that Messi is the fairest contender for the Ballon d'Or.
Hazard claims that this year, Messi is the only one who deserves the award. "It would be illogical not to award the Ballon d'Or to the best player in history in the year he won the World Cup," Hazard told Telefoot.
According to the Belgian, however, if the finals in Qatar had gone in a different scenario, PSG striker Kylian Mbappe would have won the Ballon d'Or "100%".
