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Since the points system was established in 1996, Messi is the only player to win the award a record six times and also the only one to win it with a record 100 points (season 2011–12). Messi was also the first player to win the award five times. [171] [172] [173]
In 2007, Ronaldo and Messi finished as runners-up to AC Milan's Kaká in both the Ballon d'Or, an award rewarded to the player voted as the best in the world by an international panel of sports journalists, and the FIFA World Player of the Year, an award voted for by coaches and captains of international teams.
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]
Rodri became the third person not named Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award since 2008. It was the first time since 2003 in which neither Messi nor Ronaldo made the final 30-man ...
Ronaldo (5), Messi (2) and Lewandowski (2) are the only players who have won the award more than once. Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Al Nassr) is the only player to win the award with multiple clubs. Meanwhile, Al Nassr is the only club with multiple winners (Abderrazak Hamdallah in 2019 & Ronaldo in 2023).
Currently, Messi is the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer with a guaranteed yearly pay of $20.4 million (though he certainly makes more than that). He signed the contract in 2023—to go ...
The 2023 Ballon d’Or winner will be revealed in Paris tonight with Aitana Bonmati favourite for the Feminin award Ballon d’Or Awards LIVE: Latest updates as Lionel Messi crowned and Aitana ...
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.