Football : Leo Messi wins 8th BallonDor , becomes oldest to win title

 


Argentina captain and World cup winner 2022 Leo Messi wins his 8th BallonDor . The final announcement was made by the former England captain and superstar David Beckam.  Messi pips past strong contenders  Haaland , Mbappe etc to win the award . There were a lots of big presence of superstars  in the evening event in Paris including Football superstar David Beckam and  Tennis legend and 24 Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic 


Today by winning his 8th #BallonDorLionel Messi has broken the records for: 


1) The most Ballon D'Ors in history record for the fifth time (2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) 



2)The oldest player to ever win the Ballon D'or, at the age of 36 



3)First player to ever win the Ballon D'or outside of Europe 


4) Becoming the only player to have more Ballon D'Ors than any single country 


5) The first player to win the Ballon D'or in three different leagues. La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS


 6)First ever player to win the Ballon D'or in the MLS






Emiliano Martinez , the victorious Argentine Goalkeeper in the 2022 World cup final  won the Yachine Trophy 



Watch the below video of Messi's 8th win of BallonDor





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