2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Eight Ballons d’Or. A performance like no other which further establishes Lionel Messi in the Pantheon of world football. However, he swears that it has been a long time since he “stopped thinking about the Ballon d’Or”. However, winning the 2022 World Cup with Argentina led to him being in the spotlight once again. The last ?
In any case, this is what “La Pulga” suggests. To L’Équipe, he explains: “I think this is my last Ballon d’Or. And I’m happy to have achieved everything I’ve achieved and to be the only player with eight Ballons d’Or. And that’s all. »
