Paris Saint-Germain’s
Argentine forward Lionel
Messi reacts after being
awarded the Ballon d’Or
award during the 2021
Ballon d’Or France Football
award ceremony at the
Theatre du Chatelet in Paris
on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021
(November 30 in Manila).
AFP PHOTO
Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi reacts after being awarded the Ballon d’Or award during the 2021 Ballon d’Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 (November 30 in Manila). AFP PHOTO

PARIS: Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's Alexia Putellas took the women's award.

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