Liverpool's striker Mohammed Salah has finally given his view on missing the Ballon d‘Or after having a successful campaign.
Salah has admitted that he was shocked after it was announced that he ranked seventh in the men's category.
Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball trophy in November 2021, taking his tally to seven.
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"It shocked me, but there's nothing I can say. No one in the world expected that I would be seventh, but that's what happened," Salah noted.
Many expected that it would be Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, to take the award home with outstanding scoring abilities.
However, Salah’s position was what shocked many as he was expected to be among the top three best players.
The Egyptian registered amazing statistics scoring more than a goal per game, highlighting his lethal nature around the goal.
He still finished behind the likes of Jorginho, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Salah was quick to note that there is nothing he could do about the result. Shockingly also was his omission in the latest FIFA World XI squad despite his contribution for Liverpool and Egypt.
Salah was quick to refute the claims that there was some conspiracy in the list by the world's football governing body.
"I do not feel the conspiracy theory, but there may be inaccurate choices, and there are many countries which aren't popular with football knowledge and so far from it.
"I do not know their choices based on what, but I do not believe in the conspiracy theory.
"I don't have the feeling that there is anything personal against me specifically in the FIFA choices, but this is the reality we are dealing with,” Salah noted.
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