FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday that it
was "incorrect" to have given Lionel Messi the
Golden Ball as best player in the 2014 World Cup
in Brazil.

Messi led Argentina to the final against Germany
with four goals in the tournament, though none
came beyond the group stages.

Blatter admitted his "surprise" at the time that
Messi was awarded the honour after the Albiceleste
were defeated by Joachim Lowe's side, and now
admits the Barcelona star was fortunate to be
picked as the tournament's standout player.

"I think the decision was incorrect. I was surprised
when I received the committee's decision. They
told me they had only looked at 10 of the players
who took part in the final," AS.com reports Blatter
as telling local press on his visit to Moscow for the
presentation of the logo for the 2018 World Cup in
Russia.

The Swiss football administrator has said on a
number of occasions that for him the German
goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was the deserved winner
of the Golden Ball.
Neuer was awarded the FIFA Golden Glove trophy
for his performances this summer as Die
Nationalmannschaft won the fourth World Cup in
their history.



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I av being telling doze dat care to hear dat, dat guy didn't deserve dat award. N dis is nt d 1st time dis is happening. Dis is no hating but d bitter truth