Lionel Messi on Monday won the eighth Ballon d’Or of his career. The Argentine champion overtook Erling Haaland of Norway and Kylian Mbappe of France to win the prestigious award. The world gathered to hail the magnificent consistency of the Inter Miami forward. Social Media was abuzz with congratulatory messages as soon as the news of Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or was official. Lets take a look at some of the reactions.
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Lionel Messi rightfully won the award courtesy of his heroics with Argentina in the 2022 World Cup. Messi helped Argentina lift the World Cup after a gap of 86 years. The former Barcelona forward scored seven goals in the World Cup campaign including a brace in the final against France. Messi was awarded the Golden Ball at the 2022 World Cup for being the best player of the tournament.
The social media wasted no time in hailing the superstar after his award was made official. One user wrote, “The Undisputed King”.
Another X (previously Twitter) wrote, “Legend of the game.”
Another user posted a picture of the Argentine magician with the caption, “Our GOAT has made history.”
A fan account said, “A historical achievement which will never be repeated by any other footballer again.”
Another account just said, “8TH BALLON D’OR, THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.”
Another user posted a picture of Messi’s first Ballon d’Or and placed a picture of Messi’s latest Ballon d’Or side-by-side and wrote, “MESSI IS INFINITY!”
A user hailed Messi as ‘the best’, writing, “Lionel Messi being the best, most gifted and by far greatest football player of all time will go down as a pure fact.”
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