Lionel Messi and Luciana Aymar Beyond their hometown, they also hold a prestigious record: they are the only athletes in the world to achieve this distinction. They were voted the best in their respective fields eight times.
The first person to reach this score was the captain lionessWon the highest award from the International Hockey Federation eight times during this period 2001 and year 2013.
This curated list (which currently only includes them) is now joined by the Dietz family, who won the eighth Ballon d’Or last night (Year 2009, year 2010, year 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023) his career.
Argentina is the country with the most Ballon d’Or awards in the world
Only three Argentines have won at least one Ballon d’Or so far. Lionel Messi He has eight, Alfredo Di Stefano two sums Omar Sivori one.
In this context, Argentina is the country with the most Ballon d’Or awards in the world.
Messi thanks for winning eighth Ballon d’Or
“First of all I would like to thank everyone who voted for me to receive this award. I would like to share this award with all my colleagues in Argentina. This award goes hand in hand with my achievements with the national team.“, open number ten.
He continued along the same lines, emphasizing: “I can be here today thanks to my colleagues. I am here on behalf of everyone, and we are here today with Lautaro, Julian and Dib. It’s a gift to the entire team, the coaching staff, everyone. “
Immediately afterwards, he mentioned the escorts Mbappe and Haaland on the podium. “I don’t want to forget Erling and Kylian had an incredible year. Both on an individual and collective level. Erling has had an incredible year and accomplished everything. I know they will win this award in the next few years.“He admitted.
Finally, ten people expressed their heartfelt thanks to Maradona. “I would like to give a final mention to Diego, today is his birthday and there is no better place to remember him than here with all these football players, just as he loved it. Happy birthday Diego wherever you are.This is also for you, I share it with you“.