Lionel Messi, Ballon d’Or winner, was warmly received of his teammates, who celebrated the Argentine’s victory, upon his return to the Florida Blue Training Center this morning. They gave him a pass and welcomed him with a big number ‘8’, the number of Ballon d’Ors he won. The 36-year-old from Rosario was chosen as the winner of the prestigious trophy awarded to the best player in the world for a record eighth time, three more than the second player on the list of top winners, after previously having collected the game’s Most Valuable Individual Honors in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
The 2022-23 season became memorable again for the extraordinary attacker, known for captaining and guiding his country’s team to its first World Cup title since 1986 and winning the 2022-23 Ligue 1 title. Individually, Messi won the Golden Ball and Silver Boot awards at the 2022 World Cup, while at club level he was elected the Best Foreign Player of the Season in Ligue 1 after scoring 16 goals and adding 16 assists in the league . . Furthermore, at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar he broke the record for most appearances in World Cup matches (26) and became the only player to score in the group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final of the World Cup in the history of the competition.
Messi joined Inter Miami in July and made an immediate impact, helping the team win the 2023 Leagues Cup, its historic first trophy, and advance to the final of the 2023 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, playing in the first final to be held at the Club’s DRV. PNK Stadium. total, played 14 games in all competitions, registering 11 goals and eight assists in his first half of the season as an Inter Miami player.
Source: La Verdad
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