JAKARTA - Argentina and Inter Miami national team player Lionel Messi has officially won the Ballon d'or 2023 trophy. He outperformed a number of famous names, including Erling Haaland from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain player Kylian Mbappe.
The 2023 Ballon d'Or trophy was received by Messi in an awarding event at the Theater Du Chatelet, Paris, France, Tuesday, October 31, early in the morning WIB. He won the most votes in the election by 100 journalists from FIFA ranked countries.
This is Messi's eighth trophy in the race for the Ballon d'Or. In fact, he has had it three times in the last five years.
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"I never imagined having a career like I had. I was lucky to have achieved all my goals, have achieved everything in football," said Messi.
"I'm lucky to be in the best team in the world, the best team in history that makes things easier to win a lot of titles and bring on individual titles."
Actually, the news about Messi winning the 2023 Ballon d'Or has been widely heard since a few days ago. In fact, Messi's personal barber also leaked it.
Messi himself is considered worthy of this year's Ballon d"or. He has made many achievements, especially with the Argentine national team.
As is known, he became an important figure behind La Albiceleste's success in winning the 2022 World Cup trophy. He scored seven goals in the tournament, two of which were created in the final against France.
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