{"id":34915,"date":"2026-07-22T07:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/?p=34915"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:10:13","slug":"zlatan-ibrahimovic-raises-eyebrows-over-rodris-golden-ball-triumph-amid-messis-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wedodis.co.za\/news\/zlatan-ibrahimovic-raises-eyebrows-over-rodris-golden-ball-triumph-amid-messis-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 Raises Eyebrows Over Rodri&#8217;s Golden Ball Triumph Amid Messi&#8217;s Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 has expressed his view that Lionel Messi deserved to win the Golden Ball at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, despite Spain midfielder Rodri being named the tournament\u2019s best player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the announcement, Softfootball reported that the former Swedish international criticized the selection criteria for the award, asserting that Messi&#8217;s contributions throughout the competition merited recognition as the top player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zlatan said:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What else did Messi have to do to win it? I genuinely don\u2019t understand the criteria anymore. If you look back at 2018, Luka Modri\u0107 won the Golden Ball without winning the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what changed now? Messi carried Argentina throughout the tournament, delivered when it mattered most, and was once again the player everyone feared. If that wasn\u2019t enough, then tell me what is. It feels like the standards are always different when it comes to Messi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every other player gets judged one way, but with him, people suddenly move the goalposts. It\u2019s always against Messi. I\u2019m happy for Rodri, but from a football perspective, I don\u2019t think anyone had a stronger case than Messi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121503\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softfootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-20-at-08.03.26-1024x683.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Spain Sweep Top Honours as FIFA Confirms 2026 World Cup Award Winners (Photo credit: FIFA media)\" class=\"wp-image-121503\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spain Sweep Top Honours as FIFA Confirms 2026 World Cup Award Winners (Photo credit: FIFA media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain concluded a remarkable World Cup journey by defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final, securing their second world title. Rodri received the Golden Ball after guiding La Roja through an unbeaten tournament, while Messi led Argentina to their second consecutive World Cup final, finishing as runners-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"wedod-2883209817\" class=\"wedod-after-content wedod-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1458300956780583\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1458300956780583\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 has expressed his view that Lionel Messi deserved to win the Golden Ball at the 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":34917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zlatan Questions Rodri&#039;s Golden Ball Amid Messi&#039;s Legacy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 questions Rodri&#039;s Golden Ball win, sparking debate on Messi&#039;s enduring legacy in football. 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