Unique, unmatched, unrepeatable, unattainable… insert any positive superlative qualifying adjective, which sometimes Leo Messi They all fit. After touching the sky in Qatar with his team in December, winning the World Cup, the only title missing from his record, the Argentine star He further extended his legend by winning his eighth Ballon d’Or, which he received from none other than David Beckham..
Fourteen years after winning his first Ballon d’Or when he was just 22-years-old, Messi, now 36 years old and a father of three, has shown once again that no one can follow his footsteps, even at any age Another player has retired or committed to playing football at a lower level of competition. This is not the case of Messiwho continues to lead his team, despite choosing a minor league like MLS.
Nothing can beat that Leo Messi, trained at La Masia and with six of his golden awards earned as a FC Barcelona player, is the best of all time. The Theater du Chatelet, very close to the legendary restored Notre Dame Cathedral, is once again the stage where the football world surrenders to a legendary footballer bathed in gold. Two years after his last conquest, Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023) in the presence of Early Haalandwho sought to wrest the golden scepter from the Argentine for his hat-trick at Manchester City and the Madridista Jude Bellingham, who received the Kopa trophy as the best young player of the U21 season. Messi, surrounded by his entire family, had to make room for the new Ballon d’Or in his private and precious museum, at his home in Castelldefels.
Besides his relatives, Messi He was able to celebrate his award surrounded by a great expedition from Barça, the team that marked his life and his sports career. start of Aitana Bonmatiwho won the women’s Ballon d’Or after winning the League and Champions League with Barça and the World Cup with the Spanish team, in addition to Gündogan, Balde, Ter Stegen, as well as other Barça Women’s representatives, including coach Jonatan Giráldez, as well as the players Patri Guijarro, Mapi León, Salma, Rólfo and Marta Torrejón and the president of Barça, Joan Laporta.
This is what the TOP-10 looks like
1. Leo Messi (PSG-Inter Miami/Argentina)
2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City/Norway)
3. Kylian Mbappé (PSG/France)
4. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City/Belgium)
5. Rodri Hernández (Manchester City/Spain)
6. Vinicius (R. Madrid/Brazil)
7. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City/Argentina)
8. Victor Osimhen (Naples/Nigeria)
9. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/Portugal)
10. Luka Modric (R. Madrid/Croatia)
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
