Messi's eight Ballon d'Ors and five other 'impossible' records to break

The Argentinian, who believes it will be his last major individual trophy, leaves several records for the history books

Leo Messi collected his eighth Ballon d'Or in Paris on Monday and it was the latest in a long series of awards.

A trophy that bore his name since he lifted the World Cup last December 18, the title he was missing and with which he completes an enviable record with Argentina.

«I think yes, this is going to be my last Ballon d'Or,» he said in an interview.

The Argentinian knows that, now away from the spotlight of the big leagues, the time of the Ballon d'Or is over for him and that what happened on Monday was a wonderful The Last Dance.

If even the protagonist himself says that the count has reached its conclusion, now we have to wonder if there will be anyone who will reach that figure one day.

It seems difficult to repeat, given that he is three behind another monster like Cristiano Ronaldo and that the next players on the list have three (Platini, Cruyff and Van Basten), i.e. less than half the number Messi has won.

But that's not the only 'Pulga' record that seems 'impossible' to beat, here are five others.

We are talking about the sum of club plus national team, but to get an idea of what this figure, which Messi achieved in 2012, is, let's talk about names.

Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo, two goal-scoring animals, have reached a maximum of 69 in a calendar year.

The Pole did it in 2021 at ultra-dominant Bayern and the Portuguese star at Real Madrid in 2013.

More examples: Haaland and Mbappe have 44 and 40 goals so far in 2023, with two months of competition to go, respectively.

It seems to all of us that the Norwegian has had a superb year… and he is 47 goals behind Messi's record.

The two figures,