Lionel Messi has won his seventh Ballon d’Or crown – beating Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo to the prestigious award.
The Argentine, 34, now leads …
Lionel Messi has won his seventh Ballon d’Or crown – beating Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo to the prestigious award. The Argentine,34, now leads arch-rival Ronaldo – who finished sixth – by two Ballons d’Or in their race to be crowned football’s true GOAT. Messi got his hands on No7 on Monday night having also won in 2009,2010,2011,2012,2015 and 2019. The Paris Saint-Germain star finished ahead of Lewandowski, who had to settle for second place despite his goal-laden year – after missing out as favorite for the canceled prize last year. But it was extremely close as Messi – who scored 613 points in the voting – finishing just 33 points ahead of Lewandowski (580). Chelsea star Jorginho (460) took third with team-mate N’Golo Kante in fifth – and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema coming in fourth. Jorginho had helped Chelsea – who won Club of the Year at the ceremony – triumph in the Champions League before playing a huge part in Italy’s charge to the Euro 2020 title.
