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Leo Messi and Alexia Putellas triumph in Paris at the Golden Ball presentation gala

The Argentine Lionel Messi, currently at Paris Saint-Germain, rose yesterday with the Golden Ball of France Football magazine, a title he has already won seven times. The former footballer of the Barcelona will beat Lewandowski (Bayern) and Jorginho (Chelsea) in the classification of this award that was created in 1956. Benzema was fourth. Messi, the last to win it in 2019, as he did not give up last year due to the pandemic, claimed Argentina’s victory in the Copa America and the Copa del Rey with Barça, in addition to having finished the season as the top scorer in his league.

“Several times I had to win this award and I had the impression that I was missing something with Argentina. This year has been able to give, the dream I had been looking for for years, that escaped me and finally came. That’s why I won the Copa America, and I want to share it with the national team, “he said.

Messi also said that “I don’t know how much I have left before my retirement but I hope it will be a lot, because I have a lot of fun.” He assured that, for the first time, he will be given a Golden Ball in the city where he lives, and assured that he will celebrate it with his family. The Argentine star becomes the only player to reach the seven Golden Balls and surpass in two the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who was left with five and for the first time not on the podium since 2010.

The Catalan Alexia Putellas (Barça) won the women’s Golden Ball, in its third edition. The player, winner with her League Club, Queen’s Cup and Champions League, received the award from Frenchman Kylian Mbappé. It was the second prize that fell to Barça, who had already seen Pedri take the Kopa trophy that rewards the best under-21 of the year. The 27-year-old Mollet player thanked all her teammates and her family for the award, but wanted to dedicate it to her dead father: “I hope you are very proud wherever you are.”

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