Professional Counter-Strike 2 player Oleksander "s1mple" Kostyliev commented on the results of the 2023 Ballon d'Or football award. He stated that Erling Haaland deserved this award more.
According to the cybersportsman, Haaland should have taken the Ballon d'Or in 2023 instead of Lionel Messi. Kostyliev also noted that Erling can contend for the award in 2024:
Well, really, Haaland deserved it more, but I'm a Messi fan, so I wasn't too upset about that. But Haaland should definitely be the next to get the award. But Messi is great, he did a good job.
Recall that on October 30, Lionel Messi received his 8th Ballon d'Or. In the final vote he bypassed Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Messi is currently playing in the United States for Inter Miami.
On October 31, Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov officially became a new player of Natus Vincere, replacing s1mple, who took an indefinite hiatus.