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Which footballer has won the most Ballon d’Or awards?
Quick Answer
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or a record eight times, most recently in 2023.
The Full Story
Messi won the award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023, the last after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar. His great rival Cristiano Ronaldo is second with five awards. Before them, the record was three, shared by Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten. The Ballon d’Or, which means Golden Ball, was created by the French magazine France Football in 1956. Its first winner was Stanley Matthews of England, who was then 41 years old.
Key Facts
1.Messi has won eight Ballon d’Or awards.
2.Cristiano Ronaldo has won five.
3.The award was created by France Football in 1956.
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