Michel Platini was the greatest player in French football history for a very long time until Zinedine Zidane came on the scene. He won the Ballon d’Or (the sports world MVP award) three years in a row in the 1980s and, he was honored with the award for French Player of the Century....
Ballon d’Or andFIFA’sworld player of the year by a record margin. During the 2009–10 season Messi scored 34 goals in domestic games as Barcelona repeated as La Liga champions. He earned the Golden Shoe award as Europe’s leading scorer, and he received another Ballon d’Or (the ...
Messi has been open about the impact Thiago had on his life, telling El Periódico in 2013, "My son has changed my life more than the Ballon d'Or [awards] have." The soccer star also explained that his priorities shifted after becoming a father: "When I look at life, think about ...