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Messi is the only player to win the award with three different teams and also the only one to win it while playing outside Europe, [20] [21] as well as being the player with the most podiums, finishing in the top-three a record fourteen times. [4] Three players have won the award three times each: Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten.
Since the points system was established in 1996, Messi is the only player to win the award a record six times and also the only one to win it with a record 100 points (season 2011–12). Messi was also the first player to win the award five times.
The six editions of the FIFA Ballon d'Or were dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as part of their ongoing rivalry. Messi, who played for Barcelona, won the inaugural Ballon d'Or in 2010 and went on to win three in a row, after his wins in 2011 and 2012. Ronaldo, who played for Real Madrid, won successive awards in the next two ...
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 ...
Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time on Monday after fulfilling his life’s ambition by leading Argentina to the World Cup title in Qatar last year. The ...
Messi, 36, won his record eighth Ballon d’Or last month, becoming the first MLS player to win the trophy given out annually to the best player in the world and Miami celebrated it Saturday with ...
In the 2010–11 campaign, Messi won the Supercopa de España, [83] Champions League, [84] and a third consecutive La Liga title. His club performances in 2010 earned him his second consecutive Ballon d'Or. [85] Messi was the top scorer in the Champions League, for the third consecutive year, [86] and the league's top scorer and assist provider.
Mr Messi has extended his own record for winning the title of the planet's best player. This is the football player's eighth time winning the award. Moment Lionel Messi announced as 2023 Ballon D’Or