Argentine star Lionel Messi, the contenders for the Ballon d'Or marathon, which has been going on since the beginning of 2021, and ends on October 29, with the French magazine France Football revealing the name of the winner.
After a lot of give and take and players announced their candidates to win the prestigious award, and other questions about the reasons for awarding the seventh Golden Ball to the Argentine magician in his football career, and that he does not deserve it this year, we ask the “million dollar” question:
What did Messi do in 2021 to deserve the Ballon d'Or?
Messi's numbers and nicknames answer him to justify his reasons for his progress over other candidates:
He won the King's Cup with Barcelona.
He won the Copa America with the Argentina national team.
He scored 40 goals and assisted 14 others in 49 matches.
He won 27 Man of the Match awards.
Spanish league top scorer.
Copa America top scorer.
The player with the most goals in the Copa America.
Best player in the Copa America.
The historical scorer in the continent of South America.