There was no reason to think anything else would happen, and all the excitement died down when it was announced earlier that it was going to happen anyway. There is still awe as Lionel Messi accepts his eighth Ballon d’Or.

Messi is without a doubt the best player of all time, and he doesn’t have to win individual awards to prove it anymore.

Knowing that 2022 was the year of the World Cup, the Argentine used all of his magic spells to lead his country to victory and complete his collection of all the titles he had wanted to earn. He is now the best player in the world for an unprecedented eighth time, adding to the long list of awards he has won over the course of his magnificent career.

Among all the records he holds, this may be the one that can’t be topped, at least in this generation.

Many famous football players and coaches, including Didier Deschamps, Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid, Rodri of Manchester City, and many others, thought Messi would win the award again. This shows how smart he is.

Many people will argue about whether or not Erling Haaland deserves the award, given how many goals he scored in Manchester City’s treble-winning season. However, the vote was always going to be highly skewed in favor of the Argentine, since this was a World Cup year.

He led his country to the one title they wanted most, played well throughout the tournament, and even played at club level in ways other than scoring goals and setting up others. Few people can be upset that the best player in the world is getting flowers.