Ballon d’Or 2019: Judges accused of racism over ‘scandalous’ Sadio Mane voting
Former Newcastle and Aston Villa full back Habib Beye accused the Ballon d’Or 2019 jury of racism after Sadio Mane placed fourth at the awards yesterday.
Mane received 347 points in the voting system, behind now six-time winner Lionel Messi (686), Virgil van Dijk (679) and Cristiano Ronaldo (476).
However, speaking to Canal+, Beye claimed that Mane didn’t finish higher because he is African and labelled the result as “a scandal, pure and simple”.
“Could you say that Messi is one of the greatest players in the history of football? Yes,” Beye said. “Could you say that Messi is the greatest current footballer? Yes.
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Former Newcastle and Aston Villa full back Habib Beye accused the Ballon d’Or 2019 jury of racism after Sadio Mane placed fourth at the awards yesterday. Mane received 347 points in the voting system, behind now six-time winner Lionel Messi (686), Virgil van Dijk (679) and Cristiano Ronaldo (476). However, speaking to Canal+, Beye claimed that Mane didn’t finish higher because he is African and labelled the result as “a scandal, pure and simple”. “Could you say that Messi is one of the greatest players in the history of football? Yes,” Beye said. “Could you say that Messi is the greatest current footballer? Yes. However, speaking to Canal+, Beye claimed that Mane didn’t finish higher because he is African and labelled the result as “a scandal, pure and simple”. “Could you say that Messi is one of the greatest players in the history of football? Yes,” Beye said. “Could you say that Messi is the greatest current footballer? Yes. Former Newcastle and Aston Villa full back Habib Beye accused the Ballon d’Or 2019 jury of racism after Sadio Mane placed fourth at the awards yesterday
