The Argentine set some new achievements by winning the award for the best player of 2023.
Lionel Messi set several records at once, receiving the 2023 Ballon d’Or award. First, the Argentine won the prize for the eighth time.
In addition, the 36-year-old Inter Miami forward became the first player in history to receive the Ballon d’Or while representing a team not from the European championship. Note that from 1956 to 1994 the trophy was awarded only to Europeans.
And the third achievement is that Messi leads his country in terms of the number of Ballon d’Or awards received. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Argentina has previously shared first place in this indicator with Germany, France, the Netherlands and Portugal, whose players have received a total of 7 Golden Balls. Today Argentina has 8 prizes and they all belong to one player – Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi has 3 more Ballon d’Or awards than any other player.
Despite the award being given only to European players from its inception (1956) to 1994, Messi’s 8 Ballon d’Or awards are more than any other country, passing France, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal (7 each one). pic.twitter.com/OsPUWJ9ZEO
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 30, 2023
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