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Lionel Messi is an 'unprecedented' eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, but there's one award the 'God of Soccer' hasn't won.
Messi has won almost every award imaginable during his glory days at Barcelona, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar crowned him the true GOAT, earning him his eighth Ballon d'Or. Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the all-time list with five.
But there's one award that Messi hasn't won. Many of his contemporaries have won it, even though they're older. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah, and more. What it is.
The Golden Foot. The Golden Foot Award recognizes players over the age of 28 for their soccer skills, as well as their contributions to the game and their character. It's a "lifetime achievement" award. Players can only win the award once in their lifetime. Messi has been nominated several times in the past, but never won.
The Golden Foot was created in 2003. Since then, superstars have been honored with this award.
Starting with Roberto Baggio (Italy) in 2003, Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic), Ronaldo (Brazil), Alessandro Del Piero (Italy), Roberto Carlos (Brazil), Ronaldinho (Brazil), Francesco Totti (Italy), Ryan Giggs (Wales), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), and Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) have won the award, Andres Iniesta (Spain), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edinson Cavani (Uruguay), Luka Modric (Croatia), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), and Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
The 2023 winner is yet to be determined. Messi could be in the running, but the competition is stiff.
"Giggs, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo have won the 카지노사이트 Golden Boot, but Messi has yet to win it," says the UK's Daily Mail. Messi is an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, but despite being nominated, winning the Golden Foot is not easy."
"Messi will be in contention for the award in 2023. He is expected to compete with the likes of Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, Bayern Munich's Harry Kane and Al Ahly's Karim Benzema."