Lionel Messi is chasing an eighth Ballon d'Or win, which will see him break another record.
Lionel Messi will set a unique record if he wins the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time.
Karim Benzema picked up the prize for 2022 after a stunning year for Real Madrid and Messi wasn't even in the final 30 after a difficult start to life at Paris Saint-Germain.But the period for the 2023 Ballon d'Or is between August 1 2022 and July 31, which looks set to work brilliantly in Messi's favour.
He truly completed football and has since been running the show across the pond with Inter Miami, scoring 11 goals in as many games and firing them to the Leagues Cup.Messi is the frontrunner for the prize but faces strong competition from Erling Haaland, who smashed in 52 goals in his debut, treble-winning season at Manchester City.
The Ballon d'Or ceremony, hosted by Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, will take place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 30.
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