The Matildas captain had twice finished third in the race for the game’s highest individual honour and went one better, losing out to Spain’s World Cup winner Aitana Bonmati.
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr has been crowned the second-best women’s player on the planet after finishing second in the Ballon d’or Feminin.
A year after missing out on the shortlist for the 2022 Ballon d’Or, and despite leaving top-level European soccer behind, Messi recovered his crown.He won the sport’s biggest individual prize due to his tremendous World Cup. In Qatar, Messi was involved in 10 goals for Argentina, scoring seven and assisting three. He scored twice in the final against France.
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