Lionel Messi Wins the Seventh Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi Wins the Seventh Ballon d’Or.

Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or for a seventh time after being named the top player of the 2021 season from France Football.

Messi has scored 41 goals and recorded 17 assists in his 56 appearances in all matches for his country. And the club and helped lead Argentina to an eagerly awaited Copa America win in the summer of.

The striker also added two more goals when Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in April’s Copa Del Rey final.

In the wake of losing seven finals to their national side, Messi collected both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot prizes. La Albiceleste beat Brazil to take home their first trophy since 1993.

Messi’s first international award and his impressive performance helped him win another prize for his own.

Messi is a player who has scored five goals in his nine games with the club he joined in Paris Saint-Germain. 

Also, he collected his most recent Ballon d’Or at a Chelsea legend Didier Drogba ceremony in the Theatre du Chatelet in the French capital.

Initiated by the journalist Gabriel Hanot in 1956, the Ballon d’Or has been handed each year to the best athlete in the world. 

Generally, coaches, journalists, and captains of national teams participate in the ceremony.

Messi was the most popular choice this year, beating Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, and Karim Benzema to win the award. 

He also received the award in 2010 and 2009, 2011 and 2012, and 2015 and the year 2019.

Messi was awarded the prize to him by former Barca colleague and acquaintance Luis Suarez. In addition, the Eiffel Tower was lit up in celebration of Messi to commemorate his victory.

Messi defeated his nearest rival, Bayern Munich’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, in voting by 176 journalists. 

The official managed the voting through France Football, which gives the award (almost) each year. Numerous experts believed Lewandowski merited the prize in 2020. 

But the award was not given due to interruptions to the soccer calendar led to the inability to evaluate. Messi stated he agreed with this opinion.