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<p>Argentina captain Lionel Messi has emerged as the winner of the 2023 <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/ballondor" target="_blank">Ballon d’Or</a>.</p>
<p>The Inter Miami star led Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar 2022. It is the eighth time the 36-year-old has won the highly coveted accolade.</p>
<p>Manchester City and Norway hitman Erling Haaland was second on the ranking, while Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Kylian Mbappe was third.</p>
<p>Manchester City duo, Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri completed the top five.</p>
<p>In the female category, Spain’s Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon d’Or</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">LIONEL MESSI IS THE 2023 MEN’S BALLON D’OR!</p>
<p>Eight Ballon d’Or for Argentina hero! &#x1f590;&#x1f91f;<a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ballondor?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ballondor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://t.co/1slOJ6EoKj" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/1slOJ6EoKj</a></p>
<p>— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/ballondor/status/1719104753093755246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2023</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">&#x1f4ac; The speech of the 2023 Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ballondor?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ballondor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://t.co/HRaNdRwclG" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/HRaNdRwclG</a></p>
<p>— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/ballondor/status/1719105929327661469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2023</a></p>
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<p>Napoli striker Victor Osimhen finished eighth on the list, becoming the first Nigerian to finish in the top 10 of the Ballon d’Or ranking.</p>
<p>He guided his club to their first Scudetto in 33 years last season.</p>
<p>Also, Nigerian singer Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, became the first African artiste to perform at the award ceremony. The afrobeats star serenaded the audience to his hit <em>Calm Down</em>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">CALM DOWN!<a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/heisrema?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@heisrema</a> takes on the stage of the Ballon d’Or! &#x1f3b5;<a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ballondor?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#ballondor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://t.co/EPidcd8ZMQ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/EPidcd8ZMQ</a></p>
<p>— Ballon d’Or #ballondor (@ballondor) <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/ballondor/status/1719097869599121606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2023</a></p>
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