OFFICIAL: Leo Messi conquers the seventh Ballon d'Or of his career!

Lionel Andrés Messi conquered the Balloon of Gold 2021, the seventh of his excelsa career! The ex player of the FC Barcelona did big merits to heave like the best player of the world in the last campaign, by what the prestigious sportive magazine France Football has recognised him awarding him the longed for award.

Finally it arrived the expected day of the gala by the Balloon of Gold, where gathered the footballers and technicians more stood out of the last year in the wait to be recognised by the magazine France Football. It was not simple, in the present edition the competition was fierce, but the Argentinian star undoubtedly was the one who more shined.

Multiple were the favourites to do with the dreamed trophy, that recognises to the best player of the world. All hoarded the focuses, exhibiting a football of very high quality. Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho and Karim Benzema beside Leo outlined like the favourite maxima, but again could not destronar to the historical '10'.

Technicians and captains of the world were the attendants to choose to the that in his opinion was merecedor of the prestigious award. Like this then ,

Merits

Messi conquered the seventh Balloon of Gold of his career after harvesting a campaign of dream. It heaved with the Glass America, his first trophy with the selection of Argentina, after winning to Brazil in the mythical stadium Maracaná. Likewise, it turned into the maximum scorer and asistidor of the tournament of selections more ancient of the world, in addition to being recognised like the most valuable player.

In spite of that the FC Barcelona did not live one of his best seasons, the team of Ronald Koeman titled in the Glass of Rey. In the individual plane, Lionel Messi did with his eighth prize 'Pichichi' of LaLiga after annotating 30 targets. In fact, it went the maximum second scorer of Europe, by behind Lewandowski.

Antecedents

The current player of Paris Saint-Germain is the winning maximum of the Balloon of Gold in the history, with 7, two above his nearer perseguidor Cristiano Ronaldo. It was in 2009 when the Argentinian star obtained his first trophy of the France Football, and since won it by three years more consecutively. From 2009 until 2012. On the way, the Portuguese remained like first finalist in all except 2010, when Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández took it out of the top.

Then it arrived the turn for Cristiano Ronaldo, that conquered the Balloon of Gold in 2013 and 2014; Messi would go back it to win in 2015 and again burst into 'Cr7' with two conquests more in 2016 and 2017. Leo broke the tie in 2019 with his sixth award, and has been the last winner up to now because of the pandemia by Covid-19, that forced to the organisation to suspend the gala in 2020.