Who is the most ballon d’Or trophy winner? Who has ever won it?

Gilabola.com – When it comes to who is the ruler of Ballon d’Or, the answer is clear: Lionel Messi. The Argentine superstar has collected eight trophies, more than anyone in the history of football.

Cristiano Ronaldo became his closest competitor with five titles, while a number of other legends had also won this award more than once.

Messi and Magic Record

Messi first won the Ballon d’Or in 2009, then continued his dominance in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, until finally in 2023.

The 2023 victory was inseparable from extraordinary performance at the 2022 World Cup, when he brought Argentina to win with seven goals and three assists, including two goals in the final against France.

Amazingly, Messi became the first player of Major League Soccer (MLS) who won the Ballon d’Or when he had strengthened Inter Miami.

Six trophies initially came with Barcelona, ​​making it a symbol of the club’s glory and confirmed his eternal name in the history of football.

The eight ballon d’Or titles are even believed to be very difficult, maybe impossible, to be passed by anyone in the future.

Eternal rivalry and other champions

Cristiano Ronaldo is in second place with five Ballon d’Or. His first title came in 2008, then followed in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.

In addition, he also finished six times in the runner-up position, only losing the dominance of Messi who was five times to number two.

Under both of them, there are legendary names such as Michel Platini, Johan Cruyff, and Marco Van Basten, each of which collected three trophies.

Then there are Franz Beckenbauer, Ronaldo Nazario, Alfredo Di Stefano, Kevin Keegan, and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who won two titles.

From England, Kevin Keegan became the most successful with a successive victory in 1978 and 1979.

While big names such as Sir Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), Denis Law (1964), Stanley Matthews (1956), until Michael Owen (2001) was also recorded as the winner of the Ballon d’Or.