Lionel Messi is the winner of the Ballon d’Or and his seventh trophy will be announced on Monday

A spectacular season for some and regular for others. However, the reality is that Lionel Messi is approaching his seventh Ballon d’Or after proclaiming himself champion of the Copa América and being the top scorer in LaLiga Santander with FC Barcelona. The new PSG player would win the 2021 France Football trophy and it would be announced this Monday, according to Matteo Moretto. from Sky Sports.

The information has been replicated by the Spanish Manu Heredia, who points out from Messi that “his friends and relatives already know of the news from the hands of those organized by the gala”, the date of which is scheduled for this Monday, November 29.

The Ballon d’Or award ceremony will take place at a gala at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, the same place where Lionel Messi received it for the sixth time in 2019. ‘France Football’ will also award that same day the Women’s Ballon d’Or, the Kopa trophy, to the best player under 21 years of age, and the Yashin trophy, to the best goalkeeper.

The new star of Paris Saint-Germain was able to win the Copa América with Argentina, be the top scorer of the tournament and end a 28-year drought, where he was also involved, losing three finals: against Brazil and twice against the golden generation of Chile.

Due to the achievement obtained and his positive statistics, something that is not common for Lionel Messi when it comes to defending his team, for the specialized press he is the great favorite to win the Ballon d’Or this season. By now it is practically confirmed.

It should be remembered that the Argentine star, who took over the trophy in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019 left Cristiano Ronaldo behind in the last gala. The Portuguese has five Ballons d’Or after being chosen as the best in the world in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.