The stars of FC Bayern only ended up in the bottom places when the Ballon d’Or 2023 was awarded. President Herbert Hainer is brutally honest about the reasons.
No chance for the FC Bayern players in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award: As the trade journal “France Football”, which organized the election, announced in advance of the gala on Monday evening, the three nominated Munich professionals only ended up at the bottom of the rankings .
FC Bayern’s highest-ranked star was new signing Harry Kane, who came in 19th for his performances for former club Tottenham Hotspur. Min-jae Kim, who played for Italy’s champions SSC Napoli last season, which was taken into account for the award, came 22nd, while offensive gem Jamal Musiala only came 26th.
“This time we didn’t have a player who was so good that he ended up in the selection,” said President Herbert Hainer, explaining FC Bayern’s sobering performance at the most important individual award in world football on the sidelines of a charity event at Circus Roncalli. “But that will change again in the future,” added the Munich club boss optimistically.
FC Bayern: Another defeat for Jamal Musiala at the Ballon d’Or 2023
Musiala also came away empty-handed at the Trophée Kopa award ceremony for the best U21 player in the world. Instead, former BVB professional Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid won the award.
“Jude Bellingham is a very, very outstanding player, but Jamal deserved it just as much,” Hainer said. “I’m sure this won’t be the last Ballon d’Or where Jamal is on the podium.”
Ballon d’Or boss Vincent Garcia had previously confirmed to “tz” that Musiala had “the potential to be at the top of the prestigious awards ceremony in the future.”