Ballon d'Or 2021: Argentine Lionel Messi (Paris-Saint-Germain), wins the trophy for the seventh time

Lionel Messi was awarded the Ballon d'Or 2021 during the ceremony held at the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris, FRA) for the 65^th edition of the trophy created by the French magazine France Football, on 29/11/2021. This is the seventh Ballon d'Or - a record - for the Argentine international after those won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019.

Winner of the 2021 Copa América with Argentina (1-0 victory in the final versus Brazil on 10/07/2021) - his first trophy with the senior national team -, top goalscorer in the 2020-21 LaLiga Santander with FC Barcelona and winner of the Copa del Rey with the Catalan club (4-0 victory versus Athletic Club Bilbao on 17/04/2021), Now a player for Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), whom he officially joined on 10/08/2021, was also the winner of the previous edition of the prize as the Ballon d'Or was not awarded in 2020 due to a season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

"I'm really proud to win the France Football Ballon d'Or once again. It's incredible to win it for the seventh time. I would like to thank my family, my friends and all the…