Lionel Messi has won the "Golden Ball" for the seventh time, improving his own record.
According to the relevant estimates, only the Polish striker of Bayern Munich, Robert Lewandowski, and the French striker of Real Madrid, Karim Benzema, could have challenged the dominance of the Argentine ace of Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi has won the top award - given by the French magazine "France Football" to the best footballer of the year - seven times, namely in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2021.