Messi defies passage of time, makes Ballon d’Or history again
If he wins the award on October 26, Messi will become, at 39 years old, one of the oldest winners in the world.
Exactly 20 years passed between his first nomination, in 2006, and the current one.
The captain of the Argentine national team ended up becoming one of the award’s biggest winners, claiming eight Ballon d’Or awards and establishing a hegemony that defined an era.
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