Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or 2024 award in front of Kylian Mbapp茅 and Erling Haaland
By winning the World Cup, Messi 9锔忊儯 proved he was the best in the game, however, with his 8th trophy, he put the last nail in the 9锔忊儯 coffin of the once-contended professional debate to determine who was the best between Cristiano Ronald and Leo, at some point, 9锔忊儯 Messi and Ronaldo were tied, however, that is long gone, as Ronaldo has only won 5 so far.
One of those 9锔忊儯 who congratulated Messi after his eighth Ballon d'Or is the Brazilian idol and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho, who has a particular 9锔忊儯 history and friendship with the GOAT.
Ronaldinho's heartfelt words to Messi
Ronaldinho, who also won the award in 2005, congratulated Messi on 9锔忊儯 this great feat taking to Instagram to let the world know about how proud he is of his former teammate.
