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WORLD | Nov 29, 2021

Messi claims record-extending seventh Ballon d’Or

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Paris St Germain’s Lionel Messi during the awards. (Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)


PARIS (Reuters)

Argentina’s Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world for a record-stretching seventh time today (November 29), beating Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho to lift soccer’s most prestigious trophy yet again.

The forward added to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 trophies after winning the Copa America for the first time with his country last July.

Paris St Germain’s Lionel Messi during the awards. (Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)

“It’s incredible to be here again. Two years ago I thought it was the last time. Winning the Copa America was key,” Messi said at Paris’s Theatre du Chatelet.

Messi, who joined Paris St Germain on a free transfer from Barcelona during the close season, collected 613 points, with Bayern Munich’s Lewandowski, named best striker on Monday, getting 580.

Paris St Germain’s Lionel Messi during the awards. (Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier)

Jorginho, who won the Champions League with Chelsea and the European championship with Italy, ended up third on 460, ahead of France’s Karim Benzema and Ngolo Kante in fourth and fifth places respectively.

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