Ballon d’or for the eighth time! Lionel Messi won. This Messi was not among the 30 people in the previous Ballon d’Or list. From there, Messi told about his carefree feelings with this title.
“I’m very happy to be there to enjoy this moment once again,” Messi said.
I was lucky enough to do what I have achieved, never having dreamed of such a career. I played in some of the best teams in history which made it easy for me to win trophies and individual awards. Messi’s entire family was with him at the special moment. Messi also made it clear that he has no interest in winning the Ballon d’Or despite winning a record eight times.
Messi said “I have said many times in my career that the Ballon d’Or is an important award. The most beautiful on a personal level. But I never took it seriously. The most important team achievement for me.
” However, Messi got the award for playing the biggest role in the team’s achievement. Argentina won the World Cup after 36 years with his hands. Erling Haaland, Messi’s closest rival, however, did not return empty-handed on this day. This Norwegian footballer won the Gerd Muller Trophy for scoring the most goals in the club and national team last season. Ballon d’or women’s category! Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati won.
He won this award for the first time. Bonmati had a big contribution in winning Spain in the Women’s World Cup. Won the best player of the tournament award. Moreover, Emiliano Martinez won the Yashin trophy in the best goalkeeper category.
And Venicius Junior received the Socrates Award for his involvement in charity work. The years in which Messi won the Ballon d’Or are: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023.
Messi is the highest Ballon d’Or winner in history so far. Messi won the Ballon d’Or 6 times for Barcelona and one each for PSG and Inter Miami for a total of eight Ballon d’Ors.He also holds the record of winning the Golden Shoe six times.
Lionel Messi’s full name is Lionel Andres Messi. He was born in Rosario, Argentina on June 24, 1987. His father, Jorge Messi, was an ordinary factory worker and his mother, Celia Maria Cuccittini, was an ordinary housewife.
Messi has two older brothers, Matias Messi and Rodrigo Messi, and a sister named Maria Sol Messi. Although Messi’s family did not have much financial stability, Messi’s father wanted his children to have a bright life, so he was trying his best. And Messi also encouraged his brothers to play football. From a young age, Messi used to go to the field to play football with his brothers. But his grandmother wanted Messi to become a great footballer.
So with enthusiasm, Messi’s father bought him football equipment and enrolled Messi in a football training club when he was only four years old. In 1995, Messi started playing football for Newell’s Old Boys, a club in his hometown. And at the age of just nine, Messi had mastered football so much through practice that the ball would stay at Messi’s feet for more than 10 minutes even if the ball was at his feet. While Messi is steadily improving his game and impressing the crowd, his family is hoping that his future is in football and offers from big clubs are coming soon. But that’s when the problem happened.
Few of us may know that Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency at the age of 11. The doctor said that if treatment is not started, the development of the body may stop and the dream of playing football will end forever. Think for a moment if Messi’s chapter had stopped then nobody would have heard the name of Lionel Messi. But the creator will not leave the one who will one day become the greatest footballer.
So luck helped Lionel Messi. For the first few years, Messi’s family spent all their financial savings on his treatment. However, it cost about 1500 dollars per month to treat him. And taking this hormone injection was also very painful. Because 11-year-old Messi had to take injections in one leg for seven days and the other leg for seven days.
However, this adversity could not reduce Messi’s determination to play football. He practiced the same every day. And his regular improvement in the club game was noticed. And this improvement one day saw Carles Rexach.
Who was the technical secretary of Bursa. He was so delighted to see Messi play that he decided to negotiate with Messi’s family. In 2000, aged 13, Messi signed his first contact with Barcelona on a used napkin. The reason for signing the used tissue paper is because he was so excited that he wanted to get it signed before the dinner was over.
That’s why Sporting Director Carles Rexach immediately called the waiter of the restaurant. He took a napkin from him and wrote a contract on it. The napkin that now hangs in Messi’s lawyer’s office. Which is currently considered as the most celebrated paper napkin.
After learning about Messi’s physical problems, he offered to help his family on the condition that Messi come and play for Barcelona. In return, the Barcelona club will pay for all Messi’s medical treatment. Messi’s family also happily agreed to this condition. Because his family no longer had financial resources for Messi’s treatment.
Then Messi left his country and moved to Spain to fulfill his dream. After that, Messi became the most popular star in football with one record after another .
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