<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/guardiola-returns-to-manchester-city-after-recovering-from-back-surgery-23309131" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Pep Guardiola</a> said <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/ready-raring-to-go-23279835" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Erling Haaland</a> was happy just to be in the running to win the Ballon d&rsquo;Or after missing out to Lionel Messi for the coveted prize recognising the world&rsquo;s best player.
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Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after leading <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/argentina-and-messi-gain-brazils-neymar-in-pain-23315186" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Argentina</a> to World Cup glory in Qatar last season. &ldquo;I would say that I saw him so happy to be a contender, close to Messi and Mbappe and the rest of the players,&rdquo; said Guardiola. &ldquo;Erling has all his career ahead of him, so he has to continue winning and say, &lsquo;OK, maybe next season I can be there.&rsquo; &rdquo;
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Messi won the award for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar last season

Haaland has time to win Ballon d’Or: Guardiola

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