Messi Has Won A Record Six Ballon D'Or Awards

The football magazine France Football presents the Ballon d'Or, sometimes known as the "Golden Ball." It has been given to the male player who has been judged to have done the best throughout the preceding year since 1956. At the age of 22, Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in 2009 by a then-record margin of 240 points, earning him his first prize. The FIFA Ballon d'Or, a combination of the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, was eventually won by him in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015.

The cooperation between the two associations came to an end in 2016, with FIFA returning to its own distinct annual award, now known as The Best FIFA Men's Player, and the Ballon d'Or returning to its old moniker. Lionel Messi took home his sixth Ballon d'Or in 2019. He currently holds the record for the most Ballon d'Or awards ever given to a footballer. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has garnered five such honors, is next in line. Messi also won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2009 and the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award in 2019. His total of six awards, including the FIFA Ballon d'Or, makes him the player with the most in history.