For the first time the Ballon D'or was won by a player from Ligue 1, Messi managed to get rid of strong candidates to win the Ballon D'or such as Lewandoski and also his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo, despite a lot of speculation and news that cornered Messi not worthy of the Ballon D'or but This is the 7th Ballon D'or collection and is the most current player to collect it.