Lionel Messi won the 8th Golden Ball award in his career at the awards ceremony for the best football player on the planet in 2023. The event took place at the Chatelet Theater in Paris (France) early this morning (October 31). ).Messi will celebrate in his own way
At 4:30 a.m. on October 31, Vietnam time, David Beckham (President of Inter Miami Club, former striker of Manchester United, Real Madrid, PSG and England team) announced the name and awarded the Golden Ball title to famous player Messi. .
David Beckham and Messi
When asked about organizing a party to celebrate, Messi revealed he would celebrate in his own way with his wonderful family. Messi also shared that he is not sure if he will retire: “I really don’t know. Lately I’ve been talking a lot, but I want to continue and continue to contribute. I can’t set a specific date and football changes.” every day. Like I said, I love football and want to continue.”
Messi emphasized: “Thank you everyone, especially my teammates. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. This golden ball is a great gift for all Argentines. I don’t want to forget Haaland or Mbappé, who have had a wonderful, spectacular year, and in the coming years they will win this award. I have been lucky to be here (the Golden Ball awards ceremony) for many years. I want to especially mention all those who rejoiced when Argentina won the world championship. I would also like to thank all my family, my wife and my 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, for being with me in the worst times and they helped me realize my dream in football. Without them, I could not have achieved these results. I want to mention Diego Maradona one last time. Happy 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day to you, Diego. I think there is no better place than here to send my congratulations to you. This golden ball also belongs to him and to all Argentines.”
The time Messi received the Golden Ball was October 30 French time, which was also the 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡day of the late football player Diego Maradona.
The 67th annual Ballon d’Or award ceremony by France Football magazine (France). This prestigious award has been dominated over the past 15 years by Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have won a total of 12 times (Messi 7 times, Ronaldo 5 times). Only two other players have won the “Golden Ball” since Ronaldo won in 2008, Luka Modric in 2018 and Karim Benzema last year.
Previously, Messi won the “Golden Ball” award in 2019, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Messi and his son
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Messi received the Golden Ball in the early morning of October 31
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Messi has a resoundingly successful 2022-2023 season in the national team shirt as he is the “leader” that leads Argentina to the 2022 World Cup championship. The superstar 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1987 scored 7 goals, including a double in the 2022-2023 season. against France in the final, along with goals and assists against Croatia (semi-finals), Netherlands (quarter-finals), Australia (round of 16)… to bring Argentina to the top of the world. In the PSG shirt, Messi scored 21 goals and had 20 assists, helping the French team win Ligue 1. In the 2023-2024 season, Messi moved to Inter Miami to play. He became the first player to win the Golden Ball for a non-European team, as well as bringing the total number of Golden Balls won in his career to 8, nearly double the number of the second runner-up (Cristiano Ronaldo, 5 Golden Balls).
Messi’s sons are so happy
Messi contributed greatly to helping Argentina win the 2022 World Cup
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Messi will benefit from a recent change, meaning the award is now based on the player’s achievements in the previous season, rather than the calendar year. Last season saw the former Barcelona star contribute greatly to helping Argentina to glory at the World Cup in Qatar, where he scored 7 goals, assisted 3 goals and was voted the best player of the tournament. It was the pinnacle moment of his admirable career and it helped Messi come out on top among 30 candidates.
Messi’s season at club level with PSG was not very impressive, even when he and the French capital team won Ligue 1 with teammates Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. He scored 21 goals and had 20 assists in 41 matches in all competitions for PSG. But this 34-year-old superstar felt happy in Paris and was even ridiculed by the fans at times, before moving to Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (America’s top league) earlier this year.
The Silver Ball title belongs to Erling Haaland . This is a reward for Haaland’s efforts in the 2022-2023 season when the Norwegian striker scored 52 goals in 53 matches for Man City. Haaland won the 2022-2023 Premier League top scorer with 36 goals, the tournament’s record number of goals in a season. He also won the Champions League top scorer with 12 goals in 11 matches. Regarding collective titles, Haaland won the treble with Man City, winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
The Bronze Ball title belongs to Kylian Mbappe . The 25-year-old striker helped PSG defend the Ligue 1 championship and was the tournament’s highest scorer with 29 goals. In the 2022 World Cup, Mbappe played excellently with 8 goals (winning the top scorer of the tournament) in the French team shirt, including a hat-trick against Argentina in the final.
Last season, Mbappe was PSG’s best player. The 24-year-old French striker scored 41 goals, winning the 2022 World Cup “Top Scorer” award with 8 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Messi’s final loss to Argentina. The French lobby strongly favors Mpbappe, who won this year’s “Golden Ball” award in his homeland. However, the award is voted on by a jury consisting of a journalist from the top 100 countries in the FIFA rankings.
Messi sets a record to win the ‘Golden Ball’ award
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Mbappe was previously considered a bright candidate for the “Golden Ball” award held in his homeland
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Who does the Women’s Golden Ball belong to?
The destination of the women’s tournament seems even clearer. The nomination list includes four members of the Spain team that won the Women’s World Cup in Sydney in August despite off-field turmoil, including protests against the country’s Football Association. and coach Jorge Vilda.
Alba Redondo, Salma Paralluelo and full-back Olga Carmona, who scored the winning goal in the Women’s World Cup final, were all shortlisted. But Barcelona’s Bonmati is the winner. The 25-year-old Barcelona midfielder lit up the tournament with her talent and helped the club win the Champions League. Players of defending 2023 World Cup champion Spain deserve to win the Women’s Golden Ball award. Bonmati played an important role when Barcelona won La Liga and the Women’s Champions League in the 2022-2023 season, and was later named the Best Player of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Women’s Silver Ball title: Sam Kerr (Chelsea and Australian women’s team). Women’s Ballon d’Or title: Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona and Spain women’s team).
Other honors awarded at the event:
Best men’s football club of the year : Man City. This is a worthy reward for a perfect year for coach Pep Guardiola and his team when they won the Premier League, FA Cup and stepped on the podium for the first time in the Champions League after defeating Inter Milan in the final.
Best scorer of the year (Gerd Muller Trophy) : Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker scored 52 goals in 53 matches, winning the treble (Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League) with Man City.
The players ranked next in this category are Kylian Mbappe (2nd place), Harry Kane (3rd place), Lionel Messi (4th place) and Robert Lewandowski (5th place).
Haaland at the awards ceremony
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Best goalkeeper of the year (Lev Yashin Trophy) : Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Martinez’s most impressive achievement in the 2022-2023 season is winning the 2022 World Cup with the Argentina team.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and his father on the podium received the award. When Martinez walked up to receive the award, he received some reactions from the crowd below. However, the host and former famous striker Didier Drogba asked everyone in the audience to give Martinez the necessary respect.
Best goalkeeper of the year
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Best women ‘s team of the year : FC Barcelona
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Socrates Award (honoring players with social contributions): Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid).
Young player (U.21) of the year : Jude Bellingham.
Jude Bellingham’s statement when receiving the Kopa Trophy (award for the best young player): “I want to thank everyone who has supported my journey from Birmingham, Dortmund to Real Madrid. Most especially, I want to express my gratitude to my family. Life at Real Madrid is truly wonderful. They have helped me a lot so that I can develop my full potential. Receiving the award This award is my honor, but my biggest desire is still to conquer the titles of Real Madrid and the England team.”
Jude Bellingham
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