{"id":365359,"date":"2023-11-01T07:06:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T02:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=365359"},"modified":"2023-11-01T07:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T02:06:19","slug":"lionel-messi-wins-record-eighth-ballon-dor-for-best-player-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/lionel-messi-wins-record-eighth-ballon-dor-for-best-player-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d\u2019Or for best player in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> France<br \/>\nArgentina captain Lionel Messi won a record eighth Ballon d\u2019Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway\u2019s UEFA player of the year and Treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize.<br \/>\nInter Miami\u2019s Messi, who last won the award in 2021, played a pivotal role in guiding Argentina to their first World Cup title in 36 years when they beat defending champions France in the final last year.<br \/>\nThe 36-year-old is now three Ballons d\u2019Or clear of rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the last of his five trophies in 2017. Messi has now finished among the top three a record 14 times in total, finishing runner-up on five occasions.<br \/>\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t imagine having the career that I\u2019ve had. Everything that I\u2019ve achieved. The fortune I\u2019ve had playing for the best team in the world, the best team in history. It\u2019s nice to win these individual trophies. To win the Copa America and then the World Cup, to get it done is amazing,\u201d Messi said.<br \/>\n\u201cAll of them (Ballon d\u2019Or awards) are special for different reasons,\u201d he added.<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m happy to get that recognition that I\u2019m getting thanks to what we have achieved with the national team,\u201d Messi told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis (World Cup) title we had been aiming for for so many years makes it even more special,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he would carry on until the 2026 World Cup, Messi said: \u201cI don\u2019t think about it. I\u2019ll enjoy (my career) day by day. There will first be the Copa America in the United States (in 2024). (The World Cup), I don\u2019t think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record eighth Ballon d\u2019Or for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Norway\u2019s UEFA player of the year and Treble winner Erling Haaland of Manchester City to the prestigious prize. 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