"You deserve your Ballon D’Or," Messi said in 2021. "Last year, everyone was in agreement to say that you were the big winner. I think France Football should give you your Ballon d'Or.

Lionel Messi has won more Ballon d’Or – eight – than any other footballer in history. But who did the Argentinian icon vote ...

However, beyond the current candidates, the history of the Ballon d'Or is deeply marked by two legendary figures, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Both players have dominated the football scene ...

That doesn't mean we don't respect Rodri, because he is an outstanding player, but I feel he should have won the Ballon d'Or in 2023." Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or in 2023 for his World Cup ...

However, Lionel Messi's father joined in the act in 2021. The Argentinean superstar was awarded the Ballon d'Or ahead of Robert Lewandowski that year, with Cristiano Ronaldo failing to make it ...

During a ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Messi was awarded the 2023 Ballon d'Or, beating Erling Haaland, who finished second, and Kylian Mbappe. He had already won in 2009, 2010 ...

After Cristiano Ronaldo professed himself as the greatest player of all time, one of his ex-team-mates chose between the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent claim that he is the greatest footballer of all time has reignited debate, causing an old video of ...

His comment was also an indirect dig at Messi winning more Ballon d’Or awards than him. Ronaldo has bagged five Ballon d’Or trophies and Messi has won it on seven occasions. “There is no ...

Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or in 2009, as a Barcelona player ... La Pulga left Camp Nou to join PSG in the summer of 2021 and also won the award with the Parisians later that year.