On Thursday, in response to a question from MARCA, Lionel Messi referred to the possibility of securing his eighth Ballon d'Or in October.
His main rivals for the award will be Er
• 63 goal contributions for club and country
• World Cup champion in Qatar, MVP of the final, World Cup Golden Ball and Silver Boot (7 goals and 3 assists)
• Ligue 1 champion (16 goals and 16 assists. 21 goals and 20 assists overall for the club season)
Erling Haaland
• 65 goal contributions for club and country
• European Golden Boot (36 goals)
• Treble winner: Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup (53 goals and 9 assists overall for club)
• Premier League Player of the Year
• Champions League top scorer (12 goals)
Kylian Mbappé
• 67 goal contributions for club and country
• World Cup runner-up in Qatar, Silver Ball and Golden Boot of the World Cup (8 goals and 2 assists)
• Ligue 1 champion, player of the season and top scorer (29 goals)
Rodri Hernandez
• Treble winner with City: Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup
• Nations League with Spain
• MVP of the Champions League final
• MVP of the Champions League
• MVP of the Nations League final
• MVP of the Nations League
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Lionel Messi
• 63 goal contributions for club and country • World Cup champion in Qatar, MVP of the final, World Cup Golden Ball and Silver Boot (7 goals and 3 assists) • Ligue 1 champion (16 goals and 16 assists. 21 goals and 20 assists overall for the club season)
Erling Haaland
• 65 goal contributions for club and country • European Golden Boot (36 goals) • Treble winner: Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup (53 goals and 9 assists overall for club) • Premier League Player of the Year • Champions League top scorer (12 goals)
Kylian Mbappé
• 67 goal contributions for club and country • World Cup runner-up in Qatar, Silver Ball and Golden Boot of the World Cup (8 goals and 2 assists) • Ligue 1 champion, player of the season and top scorer (29 goals)
Rodri Hernandez
• Treble winner with City: Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup • Nations League with Spain • MVP of the Champions League final • MVP of the Champions League • MVP of the Nations League final • MVP of the Nations League
Superb listing, cheers
Excuse me, but you forgot to list League’s Cup Winner and MVP for Messi.
Just kidding, I know that’s neither during the same football season nor is it a valid competition for the Ballon d’Or.