Lionel Messi 'not interested' in Ballon d'Or anymore. #leomessi #footballnews #football Lionel Messi 'not interested' in Ballon d'Or anymore Lionel Messi has stated that he is no longer interested in winning the Ballon d'Or in his career. He noted that winning the FIFA World Cup was his ultimate goal. He was talking to Titan Sports when he claimed that individual awards were never his goal. He said: "Does the Ballon d'Or matter to me? No, it's no longer important to me. I've always said, the individual prizes are not what matters to me, but the collective ones are the most important. The most important prize at the moment is the World Cup, the greatest prize for me." After winning the Copa America with Argentina, Messi won the Ballon d'Or in 2021. He revealed that it was one of the best years in his career, mainly because of his achievement with the national team. He told beIN Sport: