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France captain Kylian Mbappe believes Lionel Messi deservedly won the Ballon d'Or after claiming the World Cup
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00:00 What did you think of your ranking in the Ballon d'Or?
00:03 Do you fear it will slip away from you?
00:07 It has already slipped away.
00:09 In the course of your career?
00:10 No, no, no. As I said, I'm not afraid.
00:14 I don't have a problem with it.
00:16 The ranking is what it is.
00:18 Messi deserves it.
00:19 When Messi wins a World Cup, he has to win the Ballon d'Or.
00:22 That's how it works.
00:23 He's one of the best players in history, if not the best.
00:26 When you win the World Cup, I knew he'd won it on the 18th of the evening.
00:32 And everyone knew it.
00:34 Now it's clear that Erling had had a great season,
00:36 and I had had a great season,
00:38 but next to a World Cup won by Messi,
00:40 it doesn't weigh a lot.

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