The best football player was Aitana Bonmati, a Spanish player from Barcelona.
Lionel Messi became the owner for the eighth time Golden Ball. In the fight for the award for the best player of 2023, the 36-year-old Argentine was ahead of Erling Haaland And Kylian Mbappe.
For the first time in the 67-year history of presenting the trophy, its owner was a player not only from an American club, but not from a European club at all.
The best female footballer of the year 2023 became Spanish Aitana Bonmati. She was ahead of Australian Sam Kerr and compatriot Salma Paralluelo in the vote.
The Argentinean star led his team to victory at the 2022 World Cup, where he scored seven goals, provided three assists and received the tournament’s Golden Ball.
In 2023, Lionel won the next French championship with PSG, after which he moved to Inter Miami, where he also quickly won the League Cup trophy.
As for Bonmati, in 2023 she won the World Cup with the Spanish national team and received the award for the best football player of the tournament, and with Barcelona Aitana triumphed in the Spanish Championship and the Women’s Champions League.
Award ceremony Ballon d’Or 2023 Traditionally, it took place at the Chatelet Theater in Paris. Let us recall that earlier in the event, the Kop Trophy (a prize for the best young player) was won by Jude Bellingham, Emiliano Martinez became the laureate of the Yashin Trophy, and Erling Haaland won the award for the best scorer. Manchester City and Barcelona were recognized as the best men’s and women’s football clubs.
LIONEL MESSI IS THE 2023 MEN’S BALLON D’OR!
Eight Ballon d’Or for Argentina hero! 🖐🤟#ballondor pic.twitter.com/1slOJ6EoKj
— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023
Aitana! 🌕 #ballondor pic.twitter.com/vcTsqbksnl
— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023
Source: Sportarena
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