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Most IFFHS World's Best Playmaker awards: 5 (2015–2017, 2019, 2022) Most IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer awards: 4 (2012, 2013, 2017, 2018) Most appearances in the IFFHS Men's World Team: 7 (2017–2023) Most ESPN Best Forward awards: 8 (2014–2021) Only footballer to have won at the Laureus World Sports Awards: 2020, 2023
Regarding individual achievements, Messi has won eight Ballons d'Or to Ronaldo's five, [281] eight FIFA World's Best Player awards to Ronaldo's five, and six European Golden Shoes to Ronaldo's four. [282] Off the pitch, Ronaldo is his direct competitor in terms of salary, sponsorships, and social media fanbase. [283]
On 2 September, Messi was shortlisted as one of the three finalists for both the 2019 FIFA Puskás Award and the 2019 Best FIFA Men's Player Award, with Messi winning the latter on 23 September. [253] [254] Messi's six Ballon d'Or awards on display in the FC Barcelona Museum. His record sixth from 2019 is at the front.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, Messi, 37, has set numerous individual records with eight Ballon d'Or awards and eight times being named FIFA's world's best player.
Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born soccer player, 2022 World Cup winner and eight-time recipient of the Ballon d’Or award as the world’s best male soccer player. At 36 years old, and after ...
Barcelona is the only club to have earned every award in one edition . [13] [14] Lionel Messi is the only player to have won two Golden Balls. [15] Cristiano Ronaldo has won most awards (4), one Golden Ball and three Silver Balls. [8] Brazilian players have won the most Golden Balls, amassing seven. [8]
Lionel Messi has been named the 2024 MLS MVP, the league announced on Friday – another prestigious individual honor for the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and Argentine World Cup champion ...
The current award was introduced in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by Adidas and France Football. [5] Oliver Kahn is to date the only goalkeeper to have won the award, which he did in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi became the first player to win a second Golden Ball. [6]