Lionel Messi wins record seventh Ballon d’Or

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi; color&colon; var&lpar;--c-contrast-800&rpar;&semi;">Lionel Messi who left Barcelona at the beginning of the season&comma; has become the only footballer to win the Ballon d&&num;8217&semi;Or  a record seven times&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;14126" style&equals;"width&colon; 650px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-14126" class&equals;"wp-image-14126 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;11&sol;Lionel-Messi&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Lionel Messi wins record seventh Ballon d'Or" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"473" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-14126" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Lionel Messi wins record seventh Ballon d&&num;8217&semi;Or<&sol;span><&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">He was presented with the best men footballer of the year award yesterday&comma; Nov&period; 29&comma; 2021 after winning his first international trophy for his country&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The Argentine edged out his competitors from Bayern Munich&comma; Robert Lewandoski and the Champions league-winning duo of Chelsea&comma; Ngolo Kante and Jorginho&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;tag&sol;lionel-messi&sol;"><strong>Lionel Messi<&sol;strong><&sol;a> had earlier been<&sol;span> presented<span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> his best goalscorer award&comma; Pichichi&comma; for his performance last season at Barcelona&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m really proud to win the France Football Ballon d&&num;8217&semi;Or once again&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Messi&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s incredible to win it for the seventh time&period; I would like to thank my family&comma; my friends and all the people who follow me and always support me&comma; because without them I couldn&&num;8217&semi;t have done it&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Robert Lewandoski&comma; meanwhile&comma; went home with the best striker award at the tournament&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Lewandoski had 580 points&comma; coming second behind Messi who had 613 points&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Leo Messi acknowledged the impact of Lewandoski&period; He said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I would like to mention Robert Lewandowski&comma; it’s been a real honour to compete with you&period; Everyone knows and we agree that you were the winner last year&period; I think France Football should award you your 2020 Ballon d’Or &&num;8211&semi; you deserve it and you should have it at home&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">For the first time ever&comma; Cristiano Ronaldo appeared outside the top 5 of the award&comma; coming sixth behind Kante&comma; Benzema&comma; Jorginho&comma; Lewandoski and Messi respectively&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi; font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Chelsea also claimed the club of the year award for having most players nominated across all of the categories&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;