Messi is on vacation, enjoying the joy of his national team's first title, a trip that not only makes his Copa America dream come true, but also promises to reap his 7th Ballon d'Or. Despite all the other stars, Messi is way ahead of the pack in terms of team and individual performance.
Messi in the first half of Barcelona's performance is not satisfactory, the Champions League title dream is shattered, the La Liga field also only to the third place finish, fortunately the King's Cup title to ease the worry a little.
Messi has folded five times in the Copa America, but this time he led Argentina to beat Brazil and win the Cup after 28 years with an equally dazzling individual performance.
Since 2021, Messi has scored 33 goals and assisted 14 times, bringing his total to 47 goals, leading all lists and holding off a host of superstars such as Levine, Crowe and Mbappe.
Another soccer superstar C Luo, 36 years old, still maintains a high level, but compared with Messi, the number of goals and assists have a gap, and no Champions League and league titles to support the European Cup defense is hopeless, the competition for the Ballon d'Or is getting tougher and tougher.
Lionel Messi has moved ahead of Crowe in the race for the Ballon d'Or after winning the Copa America and has shrugged off rivals such as Levine, Mbappe and De Bruyne. The Ballon d'Or odds have been updated and Messi tops the list at 1 to 2.3.
Lionel Messi is expected to win another Ballon d'Or this year to equal Cairo's five trophies and remain at the top of the all-time list.
Messi's contract extension with Barcelona is currently imminent, according to Daily Sport, Messi will extend his contract with Barcelona for another five years, accepting a pay cut and a liquidated damages of up to 350 million euros, signaling that Messi will be playing for Barcelona for a long time.
