Lionel Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or award in Paris on Monday.
Messi added the 2019 award to his collection alongside the Ballon d'Or
awards from 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was second in the polling this year, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who shared the record of five Ballon d'Ors with Messi until Monday.
Messi won with 686 points and Van Dijk in second, got 679 points.
So the Barcelona and Argentina star clinched the Ballon d'Or by just seven points.
A total of 176 international journalists voted for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, with journalists from Europe and Asia voting for van Dijk, while journalists from Africa, Oceania as well as North and South America voted for Messi
If van Dijk had won, the dutch would have succeeded Fabio Cannavaro as the first defender to have won the Ballon d'Or since 2006
In fact, Messi's total of 686 was less than last year's winner Luka Modric, who had won it with 753 points.
2019 Ballon d'Or Points
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 686
2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - 679
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) - 476
4. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) - 347
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 178
6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 89
7. Alisson (Liverpool) - 67
8. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 44
9. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) - 41
10. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) - 33
It was only for European players until 1995, when it expanded to become open for any player at a European club. From 2007 it opened up to the rest of the world.
The 30-man list of nominees is compiled by the editorial staff of the French magazine, with the winner voted for by journalists from around the world, with one representative per nation.
From 2010 to 2015 it merged with Fifa's awards, but they split and the world governing body set up its own awards again in 2016.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was second in the polling this year, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who shared the record of five Ballon d'Ors with Messi until Monday.
Messi won with 686 points and Van Dijk in second, got 679 points.
So the Barcelona and Argentina star clinched the Ballon d'Or by just seven points.
A total of 176 international journalists voted for the 2019 Ballon d'Or, with journalists from Europe and Asia voting for van Dijk, while journalists from Africa, Oceania as well as North and South America voted for Messi
If van Dijk had won, the dutch would have succeeded Fabio Cannavaro as the first defender to have won the Ballon d'Or since 2006
In fact, Messi's total of 686 was less than last year's winner Luka Modric, who had won it with 753 points.
2019 Ballon d'Or Points
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 686
2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - 679
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) - 476
4. Sadio Mane (Liverpool) - 347
5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) - 178
6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 89
7. Alisson (Liverpool) - 67
8. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 44
9. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) - 41
10. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) - 33
About Ballon d'Or
The Ballon d'Or has been awarded by France Football every year since 1956, with England's Stanley Matthews the first winner.It was only for European players until 1995, when it expanded to become open for any player at a European club. From 2007 it opened up to the rest of the world.
The 30-man list of nominees is compiled by the editorial staff of the French magazine, with the winner voted for by journalists from around the world, with one representative per nation.
From 2010 to 2015 it merged with Fifa's awards, but they split and the world governing body set up its own awards again in 2016.
| Ballon d'Or: Ronaldo & Messi dominate since 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Third place | |
| 2007 | Kaka | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Fernando Torres |
| 2009 | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Xavi |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi | Andres Iniesta | Xavi |
| 2011 | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Xavi |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Andres Iniesta |
| 2013 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Franck Ribery |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Manuel Neuer |
| 2015 | Lionel Messi | Cristiano Ronaldo | Neymar |
| 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Antoine Griezmann |
| 2017 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Lionel Messi | Neymar |
| 2018 | Luka Modric | Cristiano Ronaldo | Antoine Griezmann |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi | Virgil van Dijk | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Lionel Messi's major trophy haul | |
|---|---|
| Trophy | Years |
| La Liga (10) | 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15,2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| Copa del Rey (6) | 2008-09, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 |
| Champions League (4) | 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15 |
| Ballon d'Or (6) | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 |
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