Messi is also the previous winner of the Ballon d'Or, he received this award in 2019.
Forward of the Paris Saint-Germain club and the Argentine national team Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in 2021.
The second place in voting for the most prestigious personal award in football went to the forward of the club "Bavaria" and the Polish national team Robert Lewandowski. He was also awarded the best forward by France Football. The third position was taken by Jorginho from the Chelsea club.
Messi is also the previous winner of the Ballon d'Or, he received this award in 2019. In 2020, the prize was not awarded due to the covid pandemic.
It is worth recalling that in 2021, Messi won the trophy with the Argentina national team for the first time, in which he won the America's Cup. Lewandowski won the German championship with Bayern Munich and scored 41 goals in the Bundesliga, beating Gerd Müller's achievement. Jorginho won the European Championship with Italy and the Champions League with Chelsea.