Lionel Messi is considered the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or. Preparations for “Leo’s” award day have also been completed.

Messi’s new look

At 1:00 a.m. tomorrow, October 31 (Hanoi time), France Football magazine will hold the 2023 Golden Ball award ceremony. Before the gala, football experts said that Lionel Messi has the advantage to surpass Erling. Haaland, pocketed the prestigious Golden Ball title for the 8th time in his career.

Spain’s Mundo Deportivo recently revealed that Messi was informed of his victory in this race. Therefore, he and his family will fly to Paris to attend the awards gala.

This information is even more authentic, based on recent developments. The Instagram page of a barber named Elbori posted a photo of him “touching up” the Argentine football superstar. This barber shared the message: “Leo Messi is ready for tomorrow. The special day when, in the name of God, he will win his 8th Ballon d’Or.”

The barber added: “Thank you Leo for always believing in me and blessing me to be able to take the biggest step in my career. This image will be seen by the whole world.”

Meanwhile, according to Vincent Garcia, editor-in-chief of France Football magazine, this year’s race is very close. “This year is tense… very, very close,” Garcia wrote on his personal Instagram page. Of course, people are waiting to see how that closeness will be demonstrated tomorrow morning.

7 records waiting for Messi

According to Squawka, if Messi wins this year’s race, he will set 7 new records for the football world. First, Messi will become the first player to win the Golden Ball while playing outside of Europe. Because Messi is currently playing for Inter Miami in the US Major League Soccer. Therefore, in the second record, he will be the first player in the history of the US Major League Soccer to win the Golden Ball.

Messi is about to win the 8th Golden Ball of his career