Lionel Messi Wins Ballon d'Or For Record Seventh Time

Lionel Messi has been crowned the best player in world football for a record seventh time during last night's ceremony at Paris' Theatre du Chatelet.The Argentine -- who transferred from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain earlier this year -- helped his country win the Copa America and scored over 40 goals across 2021, to earn him his seventh accolade.The award, which was postponed last year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, sees Messi go two wins ahead of Manchester United's Cristiano R...