When you win as many trophies as Lionel Messi, it is hard to find space for them all.
His 44 trophies are the most of all time. In the past year alone, the 36-year-old has added a World Cup with Argentina and a Leagues Cup trophy with his new club Inter Miami. He has the chance to turn those into a record-setting eighth Ballon d’Or, the trophy annually awarded to the world’s best male footballer.
Messi gave his Ballon d’Or trophies back to Barcelona
While some athletes stash their awards in the basement or display them in a huge trophy cabinet, the FC Barcelona legend returned his previous seven Ballon d’Or awards to the club museum.
Fans, youth players and new signings alike can go see Messi’s impressive display at the Barca Museum. When players like Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix signed for Barcelona, they stood in awe of the Argentine’s legacy when taking a tour of the facility.
If Lionel Messi does in fact take home his eighth Golden Ball, he may be looking for a new place for it. Messi only played for Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina and Inter Miami CF during the calendar year which makes him eligible for the award, so it wouldn’t make much sense to give it to the Barcelona museum.
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Whether the possible trophy would end up in Miami, Barcelona or Argentina, it’s a pretty good problem to have for a man coming off of one of his most successful years at age 36.