Who won the Ballon d'Or 2023? Final results, award winners and all nominees at football trophy ceremony
The 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony honoured the best footballers playing in Europe across the 2022/23 season.
In the men's main award, Lionel Messi went head-to-head with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe. As he now plays for Inter Miami, Messi will not be eligible to win the award again unless he returns to European football.
In the women's award, Alexia Putellas' reign had to come to an end as injury meant her involvement last season for club and country was limited. Her Barcelona teammate, Aitana Bonmati, was the favourite to win after starring for Barca and Spain.
There were also trophies to hand out for the best Under-21 men's player, the best men's goalkeeper, the most prolific striker, and prizes honouring the best club sides in the continent.
The Sporting News runs through who emerged victorious at the 2023 Ballon d'Or gala at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
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Lionel Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or as he was rewarded for his vital role in Argentina's World Cup triumph and lifting the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain.
He beat Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who finished second despite winning the treble and breaking all sorts of records, including the most goals in a Premier League season by any player.
Kylian Mbappe placed third after he became only the second man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final and the first since 1966.
Messi carried his national side in Qatar with seven goals and three assists in his seven World Cup appearances. He was one of only three Argentina players to play every single minute of their campaign.
Jude Bellingham claimed the Trophee Kopa for the best Under-21
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