The Argentine will win his eighth prize as winner of the trophy at the end of the month
Aitana Bonmatí will replace Alexia Putellas after winning the Champions League and the World Cup
The 67th edition of the Ballon d’Or, organized by the French magazine France Football, will take place on Monday, October 30, 2023 at the Châtelet Theater in Paris (France) with a massive presence of Barcelona players. In the female section, Aitana Bonmatíswill be the winner of the award, thus relieving the double winner Alexia Putellas. In other minor awards, Barça must also be represented in the women’s section due to its status as champion of Europe and the world, in the case of the Spanish.
In the men’s section, the winner will be Leo Messi, asserting his world champion title won in Qatar. It is true that the tournament was held during 2022 but it counts towards this award since the previous one was awarded just before the World Cup. It will be the eighth Ballon d’Or that Leo Messi has won and the first that France Football will give to a player who is not playing for any European team. Messi played for PSG until the end of the season and since then he has been at Inter Miami, in the MLS.
Until now, the Ballon d’Or had always been won by a player who was in Europe. Messi breaks with everything. Thus, Leo and Aitana will rule in Paris. Another cover that FC Barcelona misses because it could say that it has the two Ballon d’Or awards. Today he can only say that both have trained at FC Barcelona.