Having completed football by guiding Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, no one could really argue with Lionel Messi scooping his latest Ballon d’Or award. While the likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe must be sick of the sight of the 36-year-old at the podium, one has to wonder if this eighth time will finally be his last.e.haaland. - - -. K.Mbappé. F. FIFA World Cup. International. Lionel Messi has been named the winner of the 2023 Ballon d'Or award. Some critics have argued the Argentine captain isn't deserving of the title. Sports Brief analyses why the 36-year-old does not deserve to have won.
Sixty-four players have won the Ballon d’Or in the award’s long history which stretches back to 1956. From 1956 to 1994, the Ballon d'Or was given solely to footballers in Europe and the award
Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade. Modric, 33He began 2013 by winning the Fifa Ballon d'Or (with 41.6% of the votes), Cristiano Ronaldo (23.7%) came second and Andrés Iniesta (10.9%) third. It is the fourth time Messi has won it and no one29 November 2021 Football 2563. Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - for a record seventh time. Messi, 34, helped UEJ1. 455 388 96 166 308 324 32 388 135