Ally McCoist has been left ‘angered’ over suggestions Lionel Messi could be in with a shout of winning the Ballon d’Or.Messi stands alone with the most Ballon d’Or wins to his name, having claimed the award a whopping eight times.Messi may be in the twilight of his career but he is still scoring goals for funAFPThe record-breaking tally could yet increase as Messi stands a chance of making the 30-man shortlist set to be announced on Tuesday.Messi, 39, rolled back the years as he dragged Argentina to a World Cup final with eight goals and four assists.He could and perhaps should have scored more, though, as he missed two penalties during the tournament.Messi has also been in sensational form for Inter Miami in the MLS this term as well.The Argentinian great is joint leader in the MLS Golden Boot race alongside FC Dallas’ Petar Musa with 18 goals.His goalscoring brilliance came on the back of leading Inter Miami to the MLS Cup in December.Ally McCoist’s verdict on suggestions Lionel Messi could win the Ballon d’OrDespite Messi’s lengthy list of individual and collective achievements since the 2025 Ballon d’Or was handed out to Ousmane Dembele, McCoist wasn’t having any of the discussion.When it was put to McCoist that Messi has a chance of winning, he replied on talkSPORT Breakfast: “That has angered me. There’s no way on this earth.”McCoist added: “He doesn’t deserve it. It’s for the player of the year, it’s the Ballon d’Or, which he wasn’t. He has been, but he wasn’t this year.”Who did Ally McCoist tip to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or?Instead, McCoist threw his support behind Harry Kane to take out football’s top individual gong.Kane scored 73 goals for club and country during the 2025/26 seasonAFPThe 33-year-old shapes as a serious contender for the award following a staggering campaign for Bayern Munich in which he netted 61 times.Kane backed up his exploits for the Bavarians by scoring six goals for England at the World Cup, where they finished third.“Who are his serious competitors,” McCoist said.“I get (Kylian) Mbappe. Mbappe’s goalscoring at Real Madrid was fantastic and goalscoring at the World Cup was great.“But Harry Kane has been absolutely out of this world. And I don’t buy the argument that you cannot win the award unless you win the Champions League or you have a great World Cup.”Kane, Messi and the rest of football’s elite will all learn their fate when the Ballon d’Or ceremony takes place on October 26 in London.