Former Arsenal star Ian Wright has urged that gamers like Mariona Caldentey deserved the 2025 Ballon d’Or forward of Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati.
Recall that Bonmati gained this yr’s Ballon d’Or forward of Arsenal participant, Caldentey.
Nevertheless, Wright is just not happy with the organizers of the Ballon d’Or, as he believes Caldentey ought to have gained.
Talking on the Overlap YouTube channel, Wright stated, “I couldn’t consider it. I don’t assume anybody is disputing how nice Bonmati is, however the season [Mariona] Caldentey had, not simply because she is at Arsenal, even Alessia Russo successful the Champions League and the Euro.
“ what was so embarrassing about it? I really felt for Bonmati, she had the trophy, they usually had been displaying movies of her shedding the Champions League, shedding the Euros. And also you’ve bought gamers like Caldentey, who gained the whole lot.
“She was Arsenal and WSL participant of the yr, the Champions League, all the way in which to the final levels of the Euros.
“With out the shadow of a doubt [the Ballon d’Or is a bit of an image-based award].”
