Whatever the idiosyncrasies of the Ballon d’Or, Messi’s excellence has been both absurdly consistent and absurdly resilient, and those seven titles since 2009 are some reflection of that.Photo by David Ramos – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images. The Paris Saint-Germain No.30 has won seven Ballon d’Ors throughout his remarkable career, scoring a total of 799 goals while also providing The players with the most Ballon d'Or votes in history have been named and ranked. BREAKING: Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for record eighth time as top 30 confirmed; Advert. 10. Advert. 10. Almost every other stat is dominated by Messi. There's a reason the Ballon d'Or isn't the striker of the year award. There's more to it than goals. But, last year Lewa should've definitely won it, although that's not relevant to this point. And this is coming from someone who generally doesn't like Messi.
Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmatà head the list of nominees for the men’s and women’s Ballon d’Or awards after leading their nations to World Cup glory. Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jude
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