Paris – Argentina football legend Lionel Messi was awarded the famous Ballon d’Or by France Football magazine for the best male footballer of the last season. Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time. Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won five times, is behind Messi in this regard. Messi won the 67th Ballon d’Or award by beating Manchester City’s Norwegian player Erling Holland and French player Kylian Mbappe.
The performance of Messi, who played an important role in winning the FIFA World Cup title for Argentina, was crucial in the achievement of the award. Messi scored 41 goals and 26 assists last season. Messi, who left the French club PSG after winning the World Cup, is currently playing for the US club Inter Miami.
Lionel Messi with his children after winning the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time. (Photo by FRANK FIFE/AFP)
Thirty-six-year-old Messi is the oldest player to receive this award. Earlier, Messi won the Ballon d’Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. France’s Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or award last year. The 30-member nomination list was announced earlier. In this, Lion Messi and Erling Haaland were announced as the most likely.
Lionel Messi returns after winning the Ballon d’Or. (Photo by FRANK FIFE/AFP)
Erling Haaland won the Gerd Müller trophy for most goals. Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati is the best female player. The top men’s club is Manchester City and the women’s club is Barcelona FC.
Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati speaking after winning the Ballon d’Or award for the best female player (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Messi @ Ballon d’Or (Messi Award Years and Past Players)
2009: Messi
Back: Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez
2010: Messi
Back: Andre Iniesta,
Chavi Hernandez
2011: Messi
Back: Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez
2012: Messi
Back: Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta
2015: Messi
Back: Cristiano
Ronaldo and Neymar
2019: Messi
Back: Virgil van Dijk,
Cristiano Ronaldo.
2021: Messi
Back: Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho.
2023: Messi
Back: Erling Holland, Kylian Mbappe
2023-10-31 01:03:36
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