Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or 2024 award in front of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland

By winning the World Cup, Messi 💰 proved he was the best in the game, however, with his 8th trophy, he put the last nail in the 💰 coffin of the once-contended professional debate to determine who was the best between Cristiano Ronald and Leo, at some point, 💰 Messi and Ronaldo were tied, however, that is long gone, as Ronaldo has only won 5 so far.

One of those 💰 who congratulated Messi after his eighth Ballon d'Or is the Brazilian idol and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho, who has a particular 💰 history and friendship with the GOAT.

Ronaldinho's heartfelt words to Messi

Ronaldinho, who also won the award in 2005, congratulated Messi on 💰 this great feat taking to Instagram to let the world know about how proud he is of his former teammate.