Haitians say Dumornay still deserves Ballon d’Or podium despite Champions League loss

Haitians say Dumornay still deserves Ballon d’Or podium despite Champions League loss

NEW YORK — Haitian soccer star Melchie Daëlle “Corventina” Dumornay saw her Ballon d’Or award hopes take a significant hit after OL Lyonnes suffered a 4-0 defeat to FC Barcelona in the Women’s UEFA Champions League final. Still, many Haitian fans believe the 22-year-old deserves to finish among the world’s top three players this year. “She will at least be in the Top 3,” fan Michelet Jérôme, an electrical engineer in Port-au-Prince, told The Hai…