Argentinean Lionel Messi has added the seventh statuette to the Ballon d’Or collection. The forward of the French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and the Argentine national team became the best footballer of 2021, as reported on Tuesday, November 30, according to the newspaper Sport-Express.
For PSG, this award is the first in history. In 1995, George Weah became the owner of the Ballon d’Or, who transferred from PSG to Milan in the same year.Gazeta.Ru“.
The results of the main vote were announced gradually throughout the day on November 29. V troika the best – Jorginho (460 points), Robert Lewandowski (580) and Lionel Messi (613). The winner from the closest rival – the forward of Munich “Bavaria” – separated by only 33 points. But Lewandowski still won the prize as the best striker of the year. The award was presented for the first time to the player who scored the most goals in a calendar year.
Forward of Manchester United and the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo with five Ballons of Gold in the piggy bank, this time became only sixth in the top ten with 178 points.
In August, Barcelona announced Messi’s departure, and since July 1 he has been listed as a free agent. On August 10, Lionel Messi and his wife left Barcelona and went to Paris, where he signed a contract with PSG for two seasons, with the possibility of extending one more until June 2024.
Earlier it became known that the goalkeeper of PSG – Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma – became the owner of the Yashin Trophy. The award is presented to the best goalkeeper at the end of the year.
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