Lionel Messi could be awarded the Super Ballon d’Or at the end of the decade.
, who joined Inter Miami in July, has been told that he will win the Ballon d’Or for a record-extending eighth time at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.has been tipped to beat off competition from treble-winning Manchester City striker Erling Haaland to claim the award after inspiring Argentina to their first World Cup win since 1986 last December.The exclusive accolade, awarded to the finest men’s player of the past three decades, has only been handed out once, in 1989.
Di Stefano was selected in a vote involving fans, a France Football jury and previous winners of the Ballon d’Or.Second place went to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, who won the Ballon d’Or on three occasions, in 1971, 1973 and 1974.
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