Mbappe insists Messi 'deserves' the Ballon d'Or

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.