Messi won the 7th Ballon d'Or in his career

This morning, November 30, the 2021 Ballon d'Or Awards Ceremony took place in France. As predicted by the media, Messi surpassed Lewandowski and Jorginho to win the 2021 Ballon d'Or from France Football.

This is the 7th Ballon d'Or in the career of the Argentine striker. He became the first player in the world to win 7 Ballons d'Or, surpassing Ronaldo, who has 5 Ballons d'Or.

Messi's victory in the 2021 Ballon d'Or is completely deserved. Because in 2021, M10 played very well for Barca, especially, he shone brightly to help Argentina win the 2021 Copa America, the first major award in his career at the national team level.

Messi won the 2021 Ballon d'Or. Photo: Reuters

On the day he won the prestigious award, Messi said: "It's great to stand on this stage again. I'm very happy and want to continue fighting for the challenges ahead. I would like to thank my teammates at Barca, PSG and Argentina, who have helped me."

Messi shared that he was very happy to successfully conquer the Copa America championship with Argentina last year and he also had great respect for Lewandowski, who should have won the 2020 Golden Ball, but due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the Organizing Committee canceled the award.

Messi said: “It is an honor to compete with Lewandowski. Lewandowski won the Ballon d'Or last year and France Football should give it to him. Lewandowski should have a Ballon d'Or at home.”

Despite losing to Messi in the race for the 2021 Ballon d'Or, Lewandowski won the Best Striker of the Year award, the first time the award appeared at the Ballon d'Or Awards Ceremony.

Alongside Messi and Lewandowski, the players who were honoured at the Ballon d'Or Awards were Pedri - Best Young Player, Donnarumma - Best Goalkeeper, Alexia Putellas - Women's Ballon d'Or, and Chelsea as Club of the Year.

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