LIONEL MESSI WINS RECORD-EXTENDING EIGHTH BALLON D’OR AWARD

The winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or has been announced and Lionel Messi has won a record-extending eighth award. The Inter Miami and Argentina striker, who played for Paris Saint-Germain last season, captained Argentina to the World Cup in Qatar last December, ending a 36-year wait for the South American country. Messi, 36, has won the award three times more than anyone else.

Ballon d’Or top three ranking:
1️⃣ Lionel Messi
2️⃣ Erling Haaland
3️⃣ Kylian Mbappé.