Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi wins award as best player in world football for seventh time



Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for a record seventh time.

Messi has scored 40 goals for Barcelona, four for Paris St-Germain and eight for Argentina, and he helped his country win the first international honour of his career in the 2016 Copa America.

Robert Lewandowski was second, Jorginho was third, and Real Madrid's French player, Karim Benzema was fourth.

180 journalists from around the world voted for the Ballon d'Or, but there was no award in 2020.

Luka Modric won the award for the first time in 2018, but it has been collected by either Messi orRonaldo every year since 2008.

Messi has won the trophy seven times, more than any other player.

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Italy's Euro 2020 winning goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, was named the best goalkeeper in the world by the Yashin Trophy.

Pedri, a 19-year-old from Barcelona, won the trophy for the best player under the age of 21.

The Ballon d'Or results.

Lionel Messi is from Argentina.
Robert Lewandowski is a forward forBayern Munich.
Jorginho is from Italy.
Benzema is a forward for Real Madrid.
N'Golo Kante is from France.
There is a player from Manchester United who is also from Portugal.
Egypt's Mohamed Salah is a forward.
Kevin de Bruyne is from Belgium.
Kylian Mbappe is from France and plays for Paris St-Germain.
Donnarumma is a goalkeeper for Paris St-Germain.
Erling Braut Haaland is a forward forBorussia Dortmund.
Romelu Lukaku is from Belgium.
Giorgio Chiellini is from Italy and is a defender.
Leonardo Bonucci is a defender.
Manchester City's forward is Raheem Sterling.
The player is from Brazil and is a forward for Paris St-Germain.
Atletico Madrid/Uruguay forward Luis Suarez.
Simon Kjaer is a defender for AC Milan.
Mason Mount is from England.
RIYAD MAHRE is a forward for Manchester City.
Bruno Fernandes and Lautauro Martinez are tied.
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Harry Kane is from England.
Pedri is from Spain and plays for Barcelona.
Phil Foden is from England and is a forward for Manchester City.
Nicolo Barella is tied with Ruben Dias and Gerard Moreno.
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Luka Modric and Cesar Azpilicueta are tied.
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More to come.