After winning the World Cup, Lionel Messi became only the 9th player to win the World Cup, Champions League, and Ballon d'Or.

The Argentinian striker has won the Golden Ball a record seven times, the Champions League Cup four times, and the World Cup.

Only eight players have managed to win all three awards. Englishman Bobby Charlton was the first to do it, winning the World Cup and "Golden Ball" in 1966, defeating Germany in the final. The Englishman won the Champions League trophy with Manchester United two years later.

The legendary Germans occupy the following two places on the list.
Two-time winner of the "Golden Ball" Franz Beckenbauer won three Champions League cups with "Bavaria" Munich and the world championship title with West Germany in 1974.
Gerd Müller won 3 Champions League Cups and the 1970 World Cup, becoming the "Golden Ball" winner.

The following representative is the Italian Paolo Rossi, who won the 1982 World Cup and the Golden Ball. The Italian also won the Champions League Cup with Juventus in 1985.

Zinedine Zidane is the winner of the 1998 World Cup and the winner of the "Golden Ball." The legendary Frenchman also won the Champions League Cup in 2002.

Brazilian football player Rivaldo was the "Golden Ball" winner in 1999, after which he won the World Cup in 2002. Rivaldo also won the Champions League Cup with Italian Milan in 2003.

The following representative of Brazil is Ronaldinho, the 2002 world champion. The Brazilian won the "Golden Ball" in 2005, and in 2006 he won the Champions League Cup with Barcelona.

The last representative on the list is also Brazilian. Kaka is also a 2002 World Cup winner who won the Ballon d'Or later in 2007 when he won the Champions League trophy with Milan in a beautiful season.