There is no doubt that Lionel Messi will win the Ballon d’Or. Messi has broken all the records that have been put towards him and he doubled the records; making it practically impossible for the records to be broken. Messi has 5 previous awards of Ballon d’Or which is also a record that Messi set. Messi is a great player, one of the best that has ever stepped foot in the sport of soccer. He demonstrates leadership and determination to work his hardest in each and every game. Messi has been in one world cup final, in 2014 hosted in Brazil. Unfortunately, Messi’s country, Argentina lost in overtime vs Germany thus making Germany World Cup champion that year. In 2015, Messi played the Copa America 2015 hosted in Chile; in that final Messi lost to Chile, the home country and made it his second final loss in a row. Messi hasn’t had luck with his international team-but on his personal account, he holds the maximum goal scorer in the history of Argentina with 55 goals Messi has by far surprised all the legends that came before him, and they’ve said so themselves. He is a special and irreplaceable soccer player, and very important to the world of soccer. He inspires people with his passion.