Footballer Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the eighth time
Inter Miami and Argentina national football team striker Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or, awarded to the best player of the year, for the eighth time in his career. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The award ceremony took place on Monday, October 30, at the Chatelet musical theater in Paris. In the list of candidates, he beat out Frenchman Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) and Norwegian Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Previously, Messi was recognized as the best football player in the world seven times. This happened in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019 and 2021. Last season, the winner of the award was the Frenchman Karim Benzema, who plays for the Saudi Arabian Al-Ittihad.
36-year-old Messi joined the Inter Miami squad on July 15. His contract with the club runs until the end of the 2024/2025 season.
Source: Lenta
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