check out the winners of the 2023 Ballon d’Or

The event of Ballon d’Or 2023 honored great names in football this Monday, 30th. Since 4pm (Brasília time), the award ceremony for France Football delivered one of the most coveted honors in global sport. In the best player category, Cristiano Ronaldo was left out for the first time in 20 years.

After being left out in 2022, Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d’Or for the night’s main award. The great performance of the star in World Cup 2022which contributed to Argentina’s third championship, was one of the main factors taken into consideration in the honor of France Football.

Vini Jr., although he didn’t win the best player award, achieved a great achievement this Monday. The Brazilian won the second trophy of the “Prêmio Sócrates”, awarded to athletes involved in important social projects, which is the case of the Instituto Vini Jr. The organization combines technology as a tool and football as a language to bring new dynamics of learning in public schools.

Among women, he gave the logic: Aitana Bonmatí was the best player in Europe last season, with the greatest involvement in goals in the most recent edition of the Champions Leaguefor the Barcelona. Furthermore, the high performance in the Blaugrana was also repeated in the Spanish team, which led to the Red Fury winning the unprecedented title.

Check out all the awards:

Kopa Trophy: Jude Bellingham (England)

Sócrates Prize: Vinicius Jr. (Brazil)

Best Women’s Club: Barcelona (Spain)

Best Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez (Argentina)

Gerd Müller Award: Erling Haaland (Norway)

Best Men’s Club: Manchester City (England)

Best Player: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)

Best player: Lionel Messi (Argentina)

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