BREAKING: Messi Wins 2023 Ballon d'Or Award

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Lionel Messi, the Inter Miami player, won the prestigious Ballon d'Or award for the eighth time. The 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony, held in Paris, announced Messi as the winner, surpassing other nominees including Erling Haaland.

Messi's victory was attributed to his leadership in leading the Argentina national team to win the 2022 World Cup, marking his first World Cup triumph.


Here is the list of 2023 Ballon d'Or Nominees:
1. Julian Alvarez - Argentinian, Manchester City
2. Nicolò Barella - Italian, Inter
3. Jude Bellingham - English, Real Madrid/Borussia Dortmund
4. Karim Benzema - French, Real Madrid/Al Ittihad
5. Yassine Bounou - Moroccan, Sevilla/Al Hilal
6. Kevin De Bruyne - Belgian, Manchester City
7. Ruben Dias - Portuguese, Manchester City
8. Antoine Griezmann - French, Atletico Madrid
9. Ilkay Gundogan - German, Manchester City/Barcelona
10. Josko Gvardiol - Croatian, Manchester City/RB Leipzig
11. Erling Haaland - Norwegian, Manchester City
12. Harry Kane - English, Tottenham/Bayern Munich
13. Randal Kolo Muani - French, Eintracht Frankfurt/PSG
14. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - Georgian, Naples
15. Robert Lewandowski - Polish, Barcelona
16. Emiliano Martinez - Argentinean, Aston Villa
17. Lautaro Martinez - Argentinean, Inter
18. Kylian Mbappe - French, PSG
19. Lionel Messi - Argentinean, Inter Miami/PSG
20. Kim Min-jae - South Korean, Napoli/Bayern Munich
21. Luka Modric - Croatian, Real Madrid
22. Jamal Musiala - German, Bayern Munich
23. Martin Odegaard - Norwegian, Arsenal
24. Andre Onana - Cameroonian, Inter/Manchester United
25. Victor Osimhen - Nigerian, Napoli
26. Rodri - Spanish, Manchester City
27. Bukayo Saka - English, Arsenal
28. Mohamed Salah - Egyptian, Liverpool
29. Bernardo Silva - Portuguese, Manchester City
30. Vinicius Junior - Brazilian, Real Madrid

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