The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious individual award a footballer can hope for, and for the first time in its history, it is within reach for an Egyptian player. At the age of 29, Salah is reaching new heights, scoring goal after goal, breaking record after record. With the sharp contrast he is striking to the waning superiority of Portuguese and Argentinian legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, many football commentators and fans are going as far as saying that he is currently the best football player in the world. Jürgen Klopp, Salah’s manager at Liverpool FC, has spoken a handful of times about how he is currently the best in the world, a viewpoint held also by former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. Klopp says that he respects the achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as “the gods of football” as he put it, but no one is matching Salah’s level currently. Fernando @Torres has no doubt that @MoSalah is currently the best player in the world 💪 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 4, 2021 Although this is the third consecutive year Salah finds himself shortlisted for the…
Could 2021 Be the Year Salah Becomes Egypt’s First Ballon d’Or Winner?
November 7, 2021
