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Soccer Football – The Ballon d’Or Awards – Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, France – November 29, 2021 Actor Tom Holland before the awards REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Soccer Football – The Ballon d’Or Awards – Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, France – November 29, 2021 Actor Tom Holland before the awards REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Tom Holland is one of the globally recognised movie stars out there. He has been a part of the Avengers ever since Captain America: Civil War and has made a name for himself. However, the superstar was a nervous wreck when he met Lionel Messi for the first time.
Holland was attending the Ballon d’Or ceremony along with his family and co-star Zendaya to promote the release of the latest edition of Marvel’s Spiderman series, Spiderman: No Way Home. Paris Saint Germain star Lionel Messi was also attending along with Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski, and both of them were vying for the award this season.
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Tom Holland’s brothers reaction after his handshake with Lionel Messi pic.twitter.com/WAe5nYKZM5
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Tom Holland meets Lionel Messi for the first time ever.
Holland met Messi in front of his brothers and shook hands with the Argentinian forward, congratulating him for his win. After Messi left, he was seen celebrating with his brothers as he is a huge Lionel Messi fan and it was probably a dream for him to meet the legend in person.
Despite moments like this, the ceremony was controversial as Messi won his 7th Ballon d’Or. A few fans felt that Lewandowski deserved the award for his contribution to Bayern’s cause since 2020, but Messi had an amazing year as well. Ever-so-humble in his ways, Messi congratulated the Polish striker in his speech and added that 2020 was his year, without a doubt.
The Ballon d’Or list for 2021, and the controversies.
The Ballon d’Or was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic and hence Lewandowski couldn’t get his hands on the award. This time around, Lewa was awarded the Striker of the year award, which was a new addition this season from France Football.
Chelsea’s Italian midfielder Jorginho came third after winning the UEFA Champions League with his club and the Euros with Italy. Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema finished fourth and Frenchman N’golo Kante rounded off the top five. Interestingly, Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo came sixth and was out of the top five in the list.
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