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The game was almost irrelevant: NYCFC prevailed 2-1, and Messi had a 25-yard free kick that could have tied the game in stoppage time — but it sailed high, and the final whistle blew moments later.
[103] [104] Messi again won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or four times. [ 104 ] [ 105 ] He signed a new contract committing himself to the club through 2018, and wore the captain's armband for the first time in a league match against Rayo Vallecano .
On 30 October, following his World Cup win with Argentina and Ligue 1 trophy with PSG, Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or. [373] Messi finished his first season for Inter Miami with 11 goals in 14 matches, after playing in his final game in a 1–0 away loss to Charlotte FC on 21 October. [374]
First player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Award in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s; First player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s; Guinness World Record for top goalscorer for club and country in a calendar year (official goals): 91 goals in ...
Lionel Messi played all 90 minutes after being celebrated for his Ballon d’Or honor.
Messi beat out Manchester City striker Erling Haaland for the award to win the record. The 36-year-old is the first MLS-based player to win the prize. Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for a record ...
In 1999, France Football voted Pelé as the Football Player of the Century after consulting their former Ballon d'Or recipients. [17] Among the 34 previous winners, 30 cast their votes, while Stanley Matthews , Omar Sívori and George Best refused to vote, and Lev Yashin had died.
The 2009 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009, the first of his record setting eight Ballon d'Or awards. [1] Messi won the award by a then record margin, 240 points ahead of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo.