The number of times Messi won the Ballon d'Or 

Argentine player Lionel Messi, captain of Barcelona and his historic scorer, was crowned the Ballon d'Or six times during his football career, which continues, knowing that his first gold ball was in 2009, and then won it in the next three years, i.e. in the years (2010, 2011, 2012) and then in 2015 and finally in 2019, In 2008, 2013, 2014, he finished second three times.

 A brief history of the foundations of winning the Ballon d'Or 

Also known as Ballon d'Or, one of the most competitive individual football awards among players at the moment, the Ballon d'Or is presented annually by France Football magazine for the best player of the year based on a vote by football sports journalists, It is worth mentioning that it recently announced its intention to award the award in 2020 for the first time since its inception in 1956, due to the exceptional circumstances experienced by football competitions around the world this year, from suspension, postponement, etc., following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the world.

The Ballon d'Or was awarded to European players only if it absolutely was initially launched. Then an amendment was made to allow any player who plays in European clubs to win it regardless of his nationality, in 1995, and specifically in 2007 when the prize was opened to all footballers from different regions of the world. Some changes were made based on selecting the winner of this award, especially during the period when the award was awarded in partnership with the International Federation of Football. Between 2010 and 2016, the winners of the national teams and their leaders, as well as sports journalists, were involved in determining the winner. After breaking up their partnership, the award returned to France Football magazine as the only one responsible, and the vote was limited to journalists in selecting the owner of the Ballon d'Or, while FIFA was unique in awarding its own prize, the FIFA The Best.

Details of winning Messi's golden balls 

The Argentine player Messi is the most crowned player of this award, beating his first rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who managed to win this award five times during his football career, and the competition between them has always been the strongest to settle the winner of this annual award. The following details Messi's six Ballon d'Or wins:

 First Ballon d'Or in 2009 

Argentine star Lionel Messi won his first gold ball when he helped crown Barcelona with the first trilogy in the club's history in the season (2008/09), as Barcelona won the Champions League title, the Spanish League titles, and the Copa del Rey, but at the individual level he scored 38 goals in 51 games during that season, and Messi won this award by a wide margin of votes from the closest stalkers, who were Cristiano Ronaldo.

 Second Ballon d'Or in 2010 

Lionel Messi, the former Ballon d'Or champion, competed with fellow Spaniards Xavi and Andres Iniesta, who had been crowned with the Spanish national team in the World Cup finals that year, and the vote favored Argentine player Messi, who won his second ball of the ball, which was merged earlier that year with the FIFA World Footballer of the Year award under the name of FIFA Gold Ball, although Messi had scored 34 goals in the games this season. Local won with Barcelona in La Liga and the Golden Boot award as the best scorer in Europe.

 Third Ballon d'Or in 2011

 Messi was crowned the third Ballon d'Or after helping his club win the Champions League as well as La Liga, Messi has scored 53 goals this season alone and made 23 assists for his teammates in 55 games, helping to crown him in this Ballon d'Or at the end of the year.

 Fourth Ballon d'Or in 2012 

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the fourth time in a row after beating rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta by voting, knowing that Messi had won the la Liga scorer award that season with 50 goals, and he managed to score 91 goals in all competitions and at all levels; Barcelona and Argentina broke that record set by Gerd Müller in the number of goals scored in a year, In addition to his leading role in crowning his club Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, the Club World Cup and the King's Cup of Spain.

5th Ballon d'Or in 2015

 Messi returned after a three-year break to crown the Ballon d'Or, beating his two opponents Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished second, and Brazilian Neymar third, according to the total vote announced at the awards ceremony, Messi was crowned at the collective level that season with another three with his club Barcelona, and reached the final of the Copa America with his national team Argentina, but lost to the Chilean team on penalties; Season.

6th Ballon d'Or in 2019

 Messi won the sixth Ballon d'Or in his history this year; After his performance contributed to the coronation of his club Barcelona title La Liga, which is the tenth throughout his career with the Spanish club, and won the European Golden Boot award for the sixth time in its history; Copa America 2019, but he was unable to win it, and it should be noted that he also won the FIFA Award for Best Footballer of the Year.