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Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has been awarded throughout his career a total of eight Ballon d'Or awards and three The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, the most for any player.
On 8 December, Messi scored two free kicks – his ninth and tenth goals from set pieces during the calendar year – in a 4–0 away win over Derbi barceloní rivals Espanyol in La Liga; this was the first time ever that he had managed such a feat in the league. His first goal was also his 10th league goal of the season, making him the first ...
[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 .
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi held the Ballon D'Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. And with that, Inter Miami got to celebrate 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 ...
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
Lionel Messi holds the record for most Ballon d'Or wins with eight, [4] [18] while five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo earned the most nominations with eighteen. [19] 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 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.