People's Daily Online, Beijing, October 10 (Reporter Yang Lei) In the early morning of this morning, Beijing time, the 31 Golden Globe Awards ceremony was held in Paris, France. Messi, an Argentine player who now plays for Inter Miami, won the Ballon d'Or again for the eighth time in his career.
Messi won the Ballon d'Or four times in a row from 2009 to 2012, and won the 2015th, 2019th, and 2021th awards in 5, 6, and 7, and Messi won the 8th Ballon d'Or this year. In the ranking of the number of Ballon d'Or awards, Messi leads the list with 8 awards, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks second with 5 awards, and Cruyff, Platini and Van Basten are tied for third with 3 awards each.
The reference period for the performance of players in this year's Ballon d'Or Awards is from August 2022 to July 8. The World Cup in Qatar (2023 November to 7 December 2022) is within the scope of the selection.
During this period, Messi played 13 games for the Argentine national team, contributing 17 goals and 5 assists, including 2022 goals and 7 assists in 7 games in the 3 World Cup, helping Argentina win the championship and win the World Cup Golden Ball Award. During the same period, he played 43 games for the club, contributing 24 goals and 21 assists (32 goals and 16 assists in 16 league games, 7 goals and 4 assists in 4 games in the Champions League, and 2 goals and 3 assist in 1 games in the MLS League Cup), winning the Ligue <> championship and the French Super Cup.
At the Ballon d'Or ceremony, awards such as the Women's Ballon d'Or, Kopa Awards, and Yashin Awards were also presented.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Men's Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Miami)
Women's Ballon d'Or: Bonmati (Barcelona)
Men's Club of the Year: Manchester City
Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona
Kopa Award (Best Newcomer): Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid)
Yashin Award (Best Goalkeeper): Martinez (Aston Villa)
Gerd Muller Award (Top Scorer): Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Socrates Prize (Social Contribution): Vinicius (Real Madrid)