The 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony ended with Argentina skipper, Lionel Messi winning it for a record eight time.
He is the individual with the highest number of Balon d’Ors beating Portuguese Christiano Ronaldo with 5.
Messi won the Ballon d’Or over Erling Haaland by 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 with the Argentine having 462 points and the Norwegian international having 357 points
Here is how the countries voted:
🇿🇦 South Africa: Messi
🇦🇱 Albania: Messi
🇩🇿 Algeria: Haaland
🇩🇪 Germany: Messi
🏴 England: Messi
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: Messi
🇦🇷 Argentina: Messi
🇦🇺 Australia: Messi
🇦🇲 Armenia: Messi
🇦🇹 Austria: Messi
🇧🇭 Bahrein: Haaland
🇧🇪 Belgium: Messi
🇧🇯 Benin: Haaland
🇧🇾 Bielorussia: Messi
🇧🇴 Bolivia: Messi
🇧🇦 Bosnia: Messi
🇧🇷 Brazil: Messi
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Mbappé
🇨🇲 Cameroon: Mbappé
🇨🇦 Canada: Messi
🇨🇻 Capo Verde: Haaland
🇨🇳 Cina: Messi
🇨🇱 Cile: Messi
🇨🇴 Colombia: Messi
🇰🇷 Korea: Messi
🇨🇷 Costa Rica: Messi
🇨🇮 Ivory Coste: Mbappé
🇭🇷 Croatia: Messi
🇩🇰 Denmark: Haaland
🏴 Scotland: Messi
🇪🇬 Egypt: Messi
🇮🇪 Ireland: Messi
🇦🇪 UAE: Messi
🇪🇨 Ecuador: Messi
🇪🇸 Spain: Messi
🇺🇸 USA: Messi
🇫🇮 Finland: Messi
🇫🇷 France: Haaland
🇬🇦 Gabon: Haaland
🏴 Wales: Messi
🇬🇪 Georgia: Messi
🇬🇭 Ghana: Haaland
🇬🇷 Greece: Haaland
🇬🇳 Guinea: Haaland
🇬🇶 Guinea Eq: Messi
🇭🇳 Honduras: Messi
🇭🇺 Hungary: Messi
🇮🇳 India: Messi
🇮🇶 Iraq: Messi
🇮🇷 Iran: Messi
🇬🇧 Northern Ireland: Messi
🇮🇸 Island: Haaland
🇮🇱 Israel: Messi
🇮🇹 Italy: Messi
🇯🇲 Jamaica: Messi
🇯🇵 Japan: Haaland
🇯🇴 Giordania: Haaland
🇰🇬 Kirghizistan: Haaland
🇱🇧 Lebanon: Messi
🇱🇺 Luxembourg: Messi
🇲🇰 Macedonia: Haaland
🇲🇦 Morocco: Messi
🇲🇽 Mexico: Messi
🇲🇪 Montenegro: Messi
🇳🇬 Nigeria: Messi
🇳🇴 Norway: Haaland
🇴🇲 Oman: Messi
🇺🇬 Uganda: Messi
🇵🇸 Palestine: Messi
🇵🇦 Panama: Messi
🇵🇾 Paraguay: Messi
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Messi
🇵🇪 Perù: Messi
🇵🇱 Polonia: Messi
🇵🇹 Portugal: Bernardo Silva
🇶🇦 Qatar: Messi
🇨🇿 Czech Republic: Messi
🇷🇴 Romania: Messi
🇷🇺 Russia: Messi
🇸🇻 Salvador: Haaland
🇸🇳 Senegal: Haaland
🇸🇰 Slovakia: Haaland
🇸🇮 Slovenia: Messi
🇸🇪 Sweden: Messi
🇨🇭 Switzerland: Haaland
🇹🇳 Tunisia: Messi
🇹🇷 Turkiye: Messi
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Messi
🇺🇾 Uruguay: Messi
🇻🇪 Venezuela: Messi
🇻🇳 Vietnam: Messi
🇿🇲 Zambia: Messi
