This Monday evening, Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d’Or in his career, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Back in pictures on the incredible list of Argentinian international in the matter.
“La Pulga” has just lifted the eighth Ballon d’Or in its career. It had been much doubt since the Catalan daily life Sport had announced two weeks before that the Argentinian would be the winner of this 67th edition. Lionel Messi is therefore considered the best player of the 2022/2023 season. “It was a spectacular year. I see a lot of faces that I would like to thank because they have all devoted a lot of time to this success. This World Cup was the title I missed ”said the native of Rosario, who perfectly fulfills the three criteria to win the famous reward. Let’s take them back in order.
Individual performance and decisive and impressive nature of the contenders
Author of seven goals during the Qatar World Cup, Messi was elected best player in the competition. In club, with Paris Saint-Germain, the native of Rosario was decisive 41 times in such a matches (21 goals and 20 assists).
Collective performances and the prize list accumulated during the past season
For the very first time in his career, Lionel Messi reached the Grail by winning the World Cup. With the capital’s club, he won the French championship.
The player’s class and his sense of fairplay
International Albiceleste is a world class player. Its finesse and legendary technique are no longer to be proven for a long time.
With this eighth Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi enters a little more in the history of football. At the charts of this award, he now largely is ahead of his eternal rival. Indeed, Cristiano Ronaldo now accuses three trophies behind the former FC Barcelona player. Back in pictures on the crazy story of “La Pulga” with the most important individual distinction in terms of round ball.
