Messi wins 8th Ballon d'Or at 36 years of age Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for a record eighth (8th) time, fending off competition from Manchester City striker Erling Haaland after leading Argentina to the World Cup last year. Messi, 36, becomes the first MLS-based player to claim the coveted prize, although the triumph comes largely on the back of his exploits with his country in Qatar. Former Manchester United player and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham handed his prize-signing Messi the award in Paris, ESPN reports. Haaland, who scored 52 goals last season as City won the Treble...