{"id":76914,"date":"2023-10-31T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T07:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=76914"},"modified":"2023-10-31T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T07:30:33","slug":"lionel-messi-wins-record-8th-ballon-dor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/lionel-messi-wins-record-8th-ballon-dor\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Wins Record 8th Ballon d\u2019Or"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Lionel Messi has been confirmed the winner of the 2023 Ballon d\u2019Or as he becomes the first player to win the award a record eight times.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lionel Messi was named the winner of the Ballon d\u2019Or ahead of Erling Haaland of Manchester City at the 2,500-capacity Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France on Monday, October 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Before this year\u2019s edition of the award, the 36-year-old Argentine football icon had won the award for a record 7 times, two more than his rival, Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Following Messi\u2019s victory in the 2023 edition of the Ballon d\u2019Or, the Argentine football icon has won the award three more times than 38-year-old Ronaldo who currently plays for Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Aside from being the only player to win the Ballon d\u2019Or a record 8 times, Lionel Messi has become the only player to win the Ballon d\u2019Or outside Europe as he is currently playing at Inter Miami in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Also, Messi has become the first player to win the Ballon d\u2019Or in three different countries, six times in Spain while playing for FC Barcelona, once in France, while playing for Paris Saint Germain, and once in the United States, while playing for Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Lionel Messi won the 2023 edition of the award ahead of Haaland who won the treble with Manchester City last season \u2013 Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions \u2013 majorly because the football icon helped Argentina to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he won the best player of the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76916 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg.webp 679w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg-110x73.webp 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg-420x280.webp 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg-645x430.webp 645w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/F9tfym4WwAA4VD9.jpeg-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Lionel Messi and his family at the 2023 Ballon d\u2019Or in Paris, France.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Aside from that, Messi scored 21 goals and provided 20 assists in 41 games in all competitions for PSG last season, helping the club win French Super Cup, and the French Ligue 1 title before joining Inter Miami during the last summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Inter Miami co-owner, David Beckham presented the 2023 Ballon d\u2019Or to Messi as the Argentine icon succeeds Karim Benzema of France and Al-Ittihad who won the 2022 edition of the award.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; 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Jude Bellingham won the 2023 Kopa Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>2. Vinicius Junior Won the 2023 Socrates Award.<\/p>\n<p>3. Emiliano Martinez won the 2023 Yachine Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>4. FC Barcelona Femeni won the 2023 women\u2019s club of the year.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">5. Erling Haaland won the 2023\u00a0<\/span>Gerd Muller Award.<\/p>\n<p>6. Manchester City won the 2023 men\u2019s club of the year.<\/p>\n<p>7. 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