Lionel Messi's eighth Ballon d'Or as special as the first

Lionel Messi insists each of his Ballon d'Or awards are equally special after claiming his eighth in Paris.

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00:00 Well, yes, they are all special. They all have a special meaning.

00:04 Because in the midst of that recognition, there were different types of situations.

00:12 I was lucky to win a lot being in Barcelona, where I got it.

00:21 And I was lucky to get everything at the club level.

00:25 And the last two are special because they come from the national team.

00:30 Something that throughout my career was being denied.

00:34 And in the end it ended up changing and being different.

00:39 And much more this one, which comes from the World Cup.

00:42 What that means for a player and especially for us, the Argentines.

00:49 The way we live it, the importance we give to football.

00:54 And to be able to be world champions again after a long time.