The captain of “Barcelona” Lionel Messi learned a week before the ceremony that he would get the “Golden Ball” France Football.

Representatives of the publication contacted three applicants - Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dyck - to inform who will receive the prize.

The magazine’s team, which determines the winner of the honorary award, visited Barcelona on Monday to meet with Leo. Reporters took several photos of the Argentinean with a prize and interviewed - the frame should appear on the cover of the next issue.

According to Mundo Deportivo, sources close to the player did not confirm, but did not refute these rumors..

According to Francesc Agular, one of the journalists of the publication, the main problem of France Football was the presence of Ronaldo at the ceremony - the Portuguese became angry because he took third place in the vote and is going to again ignore the ceremony. Note that the event will be held on December 2.

Recall, Messi received the FIFA award The Best. Earlier, the results of voting for the Golden Ball were allegedly leaked to the Network, and Ronaldo was the winner..