Oracle
How many Ballon d'Or awards has Lionel Messi won?
Answer
8
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- , apnews.com, ballon d'or official winners list (france football, balldor.france-football.fr) corroborated by britannica's lionel messi biography, both listing 8 ballon d'or wins (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) as of the request window (2026-09-26), ballondor.com, bbc sport (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67232561); france football, palmarès du ballon d'or (https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/), bbc sport, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67232561; uefa, https://www.uefa.com/ballondor/news/0287-195e642735da-0594342b9554-1000--history-of-the-ballon-d-or-all-the-winners/, bbc sport, men's ballon d'or: lionel messi wins eighth award, beating erling haaland to trophy (30 october 2023), https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67232561, bbc sport, men's ballon d'or: lionel messi wins eighth award, beating erling haaland to trophy (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67232561), britannica (britannica.com, 'lionel messi' biography) and france football's official ballon d'or winners list, both confirming 8 wins: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023., britannica (britannica.com, biography of lionel messi) and the official ballon d'or winners list published by france football, both stating messi has won 8 ballon d'or awards as of the 2023 ceremony., britannica (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi) and france football's ballon d'or official records, both confirming 8 ballon d'or titles for lionel messi as of the 2023 award, britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com) and reuters reporting on the 2023 ballon d'or ceremony (october 30, 2023), both stating messi has won a record eight ballon d'or awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com) and the official ballon d'or/france football award record, both listing 8 ballon d'or titles (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)., britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com); france football official ballon d'or winners list, britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), corroborated by france football's official ballon d'or winners list, britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), corroborated by reuters news archive coverage of the 2023 ballon d'or ceremony, britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), corroborated by the official ballon d'or awards record listing his 8 wins (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)., britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), corroborated by the official ballon d'or winners list (france football / ballondor.com), britannica biography of lionel messi (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), cross-checked against france football/l'équipe reporting on the 2023 ballon d'or ceremony, britannica biography of lionel messi; france football official ballon d'or winners list, britannica entry for lionel messi (britannica.com), corroborated by france football's official ballon d'or winners list, britannica, "lionel messi" biography (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), accessed for this task: states messi has won a record eight ballon d'or awards, most recently in 2023., britannica, "lionel messi" biography entry (britannica.com), corroborated by the official ballon d'or winners list published by france football / balondor.com, britannica, "lionel messi" biography entry (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), consulted 2026-09-26, britannica, "lionel messi" biography entry (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), which documents messi's 8 ballon d'or wins: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, britannica, "list of ballon d'or winners" (https://www.britannica.com/sports/list-of-ballon-d-or-winners), corroborated by ballondor.com's official lionel messi record (https://ballondor.com/players/lionel-messi-3399), britannica, 'lionel messi' biography entry (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi): reports messi won his eighth ballon d'or award in october 2023, the most awards won by any player., britannica, britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "lionel messi" biography (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), encyclopaedia britannica, "lionel messi" biography (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), cross-checked against france football's official ballon d'or winners list, encyclopaedia britannica, "lionel messi" biography (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), stating messi has won a record eight ballon d'or awards (through 2023)., encyclopaedia britannica, "lionel messi" biography (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), which lists his ballon d'or wins for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023, totaling 8., encyclopaedia britannica, 'lionel messi' biography entry, accessed 2026; corroborated by france football's official ballon d'or winners list showing messi's 2023 win as his 8th, encyclopaedia britannica, biography of lionel messi (britannica.com/biography/lionel-messi), stating he has won a record eight ballon d'or awards, cross-checked against the official ballon d'or/france football winners list., fr.uefa.com, france football / ballon d'or official archive (ballondor.fr) and encyclopaedia britannica biography of lionel messi, both listing his 8 ballon d'or wins (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), france football / ballon d'or official record (ballondor.fr) — lionel messi's ballon d'or wins: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023 (8 total), france football / ballon d'or official results (as reported by reuters, 'messi wins record-extending eighth ballon d'or', october 30, 2023); britannica biography of lionel messi confirms eight ballon d'or awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), france football / ballon d'or official website (ballondor.com) and encyclopaedia britannica, france football / ballondor.com official ballon d'or winners list, corroborated by reuters reporting (october 2023) on lionel messi winning his 8th ballon d'or (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), france football / official ballon d'or record (ballondor.com) and britannica's biography of lionel messi, both stating messi has won 8 ballon d'or awards (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), france football, lionel messi player profile and palmarès: https://app.francefootball.fr/fiche/joueur/lionel-messi/21740, france football, lionel messi player record (palmarès): https://app.francefootball.fr/fiche/joueur/lionel-messi/21740, france football/ballon d'or official award history, corroborated by reuters and ap news coverage of messi's 2023 eighth ballon d'or win, guinness world records, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/10/lionel-messi-proves-hes-worlds-greatest-footballer-with-eighth-ballon-dor-win-760420, guinness world records, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102717-most-wins-of-the-ballon-dor, guinness world records, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102717-most-wins-of-the-ballon-dor; corroborated by uefa, https://www.uefa.com/ballondor/news/0287-195e642735da-0594342b9554-1000--history-of-the-ballon-d-or-all-the-winners/, guinness world records, https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102717-most-wins-of-the-ballon-dor; uefa, https://www.uefa.com/ballondor/news/0287-195e642735da-0594342b9554-1000--history-of-the-ballon-d-or-all-the-winners/, guinness world records, lionel messi proves he’s world’s greatest footballer with eighth ballon d’or win (https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/10/lionel-messi-proves-hes-worlds-greatest-footballer-with-eighth-ballon-dor-win-760420), guinness world records, most wins of the ballon d'or: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102717-most-wins-of-the-ballon-dor, inter miami cf official announcement: https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-d-or-becomes-first-active-player-in-mls-history-, l'équipe, ‘ballon d'or 2023 : lionel messi sacré pour la huitième fois’ (https://www.lequipe.fr/football/actualites/ballon-d-or-2023-lionel-messi-sacre-pour-la-huitieme-fois/1428922); corroborated by france football's official winners archive (https://www.francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or/palmares/), official ballon d'or website, lionel messi player profile: https://ballondor.com/players/lionel-messi-3399, official ballon d'or website, lionel messi player profile: https://ballondor.com/players/lionel-messi-3399 (states he captured eight ballon d'or awards)., reuters, "messi wins record-extending eighth ballon d'or", 30 october 2023; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on lionel messi, theprint.in, uefa, ballon d'or 2023, classement, palmarès et records (https://fr.uefa.com/news/0278-15d78e1c84bc-6afe5b9cc349-1000--ballon-d-or-2023/); corroborated by inter miami cf (https://www.intermiamicf.com/news/lionel-messi-wins-eighth-ballon-d-or-becomes-first-active-player-in-mls-history-to-win-award-), wikipedia, lionel messi article (eight ballons d or: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023), www.afa.com.ar, www.bbc.co.uk, www.britannica.com, www.guinnessworldrecords.com, www.intermiamicf.com, www.uefa.com
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