Lionel Messi receives noble title, Erling Haaland is the best striker

Lionel Messi officially became the owner of the 2023 Ballon d'Or when his name was announced by David Beckham at the Awards Ceremony held at the Theatre du Chatele (Paris, France).

Quả bóng vàng 2023: Lionel Messi nhận danh hiệu cao quý, Erling Haaland là tiền đạo xuất sắc nhất

Superstar Lionel Messi won the 2023 Ballon d'Or. (Source: AFP)

Lionel Messi excellently won the 2023 Golden Ball award

This result is not too surprising as previously there was a lot of information "confirming" that the Argentine superstar would win the award.

In this race, Lionel Messi surpassed two other competitors, Erling Braut Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

Messi had a resoundingly successful 2022-2023 season for the national team, making a major contribution to helping Argentina win the 2022 World Cup.

In Qatar, Messi played brilliantly, scoring 7 goals, including a double against France in the final. He is also the first player in World Cup history to score in the group stage, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Playing for Paris Saint-Germain, the star born in 1987 also scored 21 goals and 20 assists, helping the French team win Ligue 1.

Meanwhile, Silver Ball winner Erling Haaland also had an impressive season, scoring 52 goals, contributing greatly to Man City's great "treble" of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.

Haaland also "won" many noble individual titles such as European Golden Shoe, Champions League Top Scorer, European Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Season, FWA...

Haaland won so much glory last season but unfortunately Messi won the world cup.

Lionel Messi sets unprecedented record

With his name being announced at the Theatre du Chatele, Lionel Messi has won the 8th Golden Ball of his football career.

Previously, La Pulga had stepped onto the podium of honor at this award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021.

With this achievement, the Argentine superstar has set an "unprecedented" record because it will be very difficult for any player to catch up soon when the gap between Messi and the rest is so large.

Not only that, Messi also became the first player in history to win the Ballon d'Or as a player of 3 different clubs including Barcelona, PSG and Inter Miami.

"It's great to be here again to enjoy this moment," Lionel Messi said on the podium. "Thank you to everyone, especially my teammates. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. This Ballon d'Or is a great gift for all Argentines."

"I would also like to thank all my family, my wife and my children for being with me in the worst times and for helping me realise my dream in football."

"I want to mention Diego Maradona one last time. Happy birthday, Diego. I can't think of a better place to wish you than here."

Awards in other categories

The 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award goes to midfielder Aitana Bonmati after a highly successful season with Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

The 25-year-old star helped Barcelona's women's team win the "treble" of Liga F, the Women's Champions League and the Spanish Super Cup. At the national team level, Bonmati helped the Spanish women's team win the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham won the Young Player of the Year award known as the Kopa Trophy.

This result is considered a stepping stone for Jude Bellingham to aim for the Golden Ball race in the future. Especially this season, the English star is playing impressively for Real Madrid with 13 goals in 13 matches in all competitions.

In the Yashin Award, Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa and Argentina was honored. This award is completely deserved when Martinez played impressively to help Argentina reach the top of the 2022 World Cup.