Lionel Messi beats Haaland and Mbappe to Ballon d'Or, opens a bigger lead on Ronaldo

Lionel Messi, an Argentine international, won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards, defeating Erling Haaland of Manchester City and Kylian Mbappe, his former colleague. For the previous few weeks, it has been public knowledge that Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or. The much-coveted award from France Football has finally been formally revealed for him.After placing second in the previous two editions, the Inter Miami star took home the trophy for the first time in 2009. He is still competing at the highest level of the sport fifteen years later, and he has just won his eighth Ballon d'Or.