The 36-year-old captain of the Argentine national team and MLS club “Inter Miami” received the most prestigious individual award in football due to the 2022/23 season.
Last season, Messi, playing for PSG, became the champion of France and won the country’s Super Cup.
Lionel Messi won the 2022 World Cup as part of the Argentine national team. He scored 7 goals, became the second-highest scorer of the tournament, and was recognized as the best football player of the world championship held in Qatar.
This is Messi’s record 8th Ballon d’Or. The football genius also won the award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022/23. Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award 5 times.
