Inter Miami CF's Argentine forward Lionel Messi took home his 8th Ballon d'Or award at the prestigious 2023 French football event held Monday night at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris .
Messi, who played for Paris Saint-Germain last season, captained Argentina to the World Cup in Qatar last December, ending a 36-year wait for the South American country.
At 36, Messi has now won the award three times more than anyone else.
LIONEL MESSI IS THE 2023 MEN’S BALLON D’OR!
— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023
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The 2023 Ballon d'Or was the 67th installment of the annual ceremony presented by France Football magazine in recognition of the best footballers in the world in the 2022–23 season.
