{"id":197194,"date":"2023-10-31T09:49:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T06:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=197194"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T06:49:54","slug":"lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-dor-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-dor-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi Wins Eighth Ballon d&#8217;Or Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:214\"><span class=\"animating\">Lionel Messi has won the Men&#8217;s Ballon d&#8217;Or for an eighth time,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> a record-extending achievement.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> The 36-year-old was recognized at the ceremony in Paris after helping his country win the World Cup in Qatar last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:191\"><span class=\"animating\">Messi won the award ahead of Manchester City forward Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> He is now the only player to have won the Ballon d&#8217;Or more than seven times.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:16\"><span class=\"animating\">&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to be here once more to enjoy this moment,<\/span><span class=\"animating\">&#8221; Messi said.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> &#8220;To be able to win the World Cup and achieve my dream.<\/span><span class=\"animating\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:16\">He continued;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;All of them [Ballon d&#8217;Or awards] are special for different reasons.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He has now won three more Ballon d&#8217;Or awards than anyone else, with Cristiano Ronaldo having won it five times, most recently in 2017.<\/p>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:204\"><span class=\"animating\">Messi&#8217;s eighth Ballon d&#8217;Or award is a testament to his incredible career.<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time,<\/span><span class=\"animating\"> and he continues to perform at a high level despite his age.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi has won the Men&#8217;s Ballon d&#8217;Or for an eighth time, a record-extending achievement. 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