Daily Times

The FIFA Balon d’Or is, in other words, the trophy for the best footballer in the world and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has won it a record 5 times. That’s another thing he shares this record with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.

While it looks like Cristiano’s year again, because he won the UEFA Champions League for a third year running, Lionel Messi is more deserving of the award and here are 4 reasons reason why.

Also read: 4 reasons why Messi is the best of all time

Stats don’t lie

Just like hips, stats don’t lie too. Messi scored a total of 45 goals this season, had 18 assists and won a domestic double.

He was also instrumental in his team’s dominating Spanish league win, in which Barcelona lost a handful of just 1 fixture. In comparison, Cristiano scored less, assisted less, and won just 1 trophy. And if we are talking about the World Cup 2018, both went home in the very same round.

Barcelona’s main man

Messi has always been Barcelona main man. The most important person in the city. Last season, there was no Xavi and Andres Iniesta was not very consistent too. In such circumstances, Messi took charge of his club and won them a league and a cup. If that does not win a Balon d’Or, nothing will.

All in one

Messi was all in alone last season. He was scoring, assisting, passing, defending, playing as a striker, as a winger, as an attacking midfielder, central midfielder and even a defender. In simpler words, he was Barca’s most complete player. For that, he wins the Balon d’Or for us.

Because he is the best player

Simply because Messi is the best. It needs no justification or factual explanation. What Lionel Messi does, no one else can, and therefore, he deserves the Balon d’Or more than the rest of the footballers.