Do Kim Phuc went to the West to watch Messi receive the Golden Ball and take pictures with a series of the world's top players

Do Kim Phuc is a rare Vietnamese present at the Golden Ball award ceremony. Not only that, he also had the opportunity to share the same frame with a series of soccer superstars such as Erling Haaland, Bellingham,...

In the early morning of October 31 (Vietnam time), the Golden Ball award ceremony took place in France with the participation of many famous figures in the global football sports industry. After the historic victory at the 2022 World Cup, player Lionel Messi successfully became the owner of the Golden Ball and is currently the owner of 8 Golden Balls in the world.

This is a worthy title for the Argentine superstar after winning the 2022 World Cup, scoring 7 goals, including 2 goals in the final and winning the World Cup Golden Ball last year.

The Argentine star surpassed Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and De Bruyne - names that also played very well in the past year to reach the podium.

Also in the solemn ceremony, a Vietnamese character was honored to participate, attracting everyone's attention. That is none other than Do Kim Phuc - a famous artistic football athlete in Vietnam. Do Kim Phuc took photos with top global football stars and expressed his feelings about the award ceremony having the "huge" scale in the football sports world.

At the ceremony, Do Kim Phuc excitedly shared the moments when Messi was named to receive the Golden Ball title. Besides, Do Kim Phuc also expressed regret to Erling Haaland - who finished second.

"I'm sorry for that guy Erling Haaland. Actually, I still can't sleep until now. It's an indescribable feeling and happiness when I was invited to attend the 2023 Golden Ball gala for the first time," Do Kim Phuc shared after attending. attend the event.

Although striker Erling Haaland did not win the Golden Ball, he was awarded the Gerd Muller title for the best striker of the year. The Norwegian striker scored 52 goals in all competitions. He and Man City won the treble of titles in the UEFA Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.

Mbappe ranked third after a great performance in Qatar with the French team. Meanwhile, midfielder Jude Bellingham won the title of best young player of the year. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holds the Yashin Trophy golden glove.

Do Kim Phuc is a familiar name in Vietnamese football in general, and artistic football in particular. This guy born in 1989 has had 10 years of training and competing. He has won many awards such as: First prize in the Hanoi Artistic Football Tournament held in 2009, First prize in the 2010 international creative competition organized by Steel Ball, First prize in the Pan-European Artistic Football competition. Asia in 2013, reaching the Top 12 of the Master of The Game World Championship held in Dubai in 2011...

Talking about Messi's 8th Golden Ball in his career, the male player performed brilliantly at the 2022 World Cup finals, bringing Argentina to the championship after a breathtaking victory over France in the final.

Closing his 2 years playing football for PSG, Lionel Messi found new horizons at Inter Miami. He immediately made an impact in America with a series of classy goals, helping owner David Beckham's team conquer the Leagues Cup.

It was also David Beckham who announced and awarded the Golden Ball to Lionel Messi on the theater stage in Paris (France), before the enthusiastic applause of the crowd in the auditorium.

Messi said emotionally: "It's great to be here again to enjoy this moment. I won the World Cup and achieved my dream.

I couldn't have imagined the career I've had and everything I've achieved. I had the good fortune to be part of the best team in Argentina's history. "

Messi has now won 29 titles in his career. The eighth Golden Ball means Messi is proud to conquer 45 individual titles.

The Argentine star currently has three more Ballon d'Or titles than Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese player is not on the nomination list this year after moving to Al-Nassr.

Journalist Truong Anh Ngoc contributed to Messi's victory, revealing something that caused a stir Snow15:59:54 31/10/2023Contributing to the election of the 2023 Golden Ball winner, the only journalist in Vietnam with this privilege, Truong Anh Ngoc, gave his vote to Lionel Messi.