Lionel Messi ‘wins eighth Ballon d’Or’

Lionel Messi ‘wins eighth Ballon d’Or’

Lionel Messi has won his 8th Ballon d’Or.

He is expected to lift his eighth Ballon d’Or later this month after the winners for both the male and female awards for 2023 were leaked.

Messi, 36, achieved the crowning glory of his unparalleled career when he spectacularly led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar last year.

The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain megastar then joined Inter Miami in July and immediately set MLS alight with a string of spellbinding performances.

After missing out on the 2022 award to Karim Benzema, Messi has reportedly been informed of his victory this time around ahead of the ceremony taking place in Paris on Monday, October 30.

As for the female award, Catalan newspaper Sport add that Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati will be presented as the winner at the Chatelet Theater, having won the Women’s World Cup with Spain after beating England in August’s dramatic final.

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