Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has won the 2019 Ballon D’or for a record sixth time, breaking the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo in the process.
⚽️ 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019... #ballondor pic.twitter.com/4YD8iQItRf
— #BallondOr (@francefootball) December 2, 2019
Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo were also nominated for the awards.
"Last season was fantastic. I've raised the bar".@VirgilvDijk spoke to @stighefootball after the #BallondOr 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/71pZxLkBuc
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 2, 2019
The award is given to the best soccer player of the year.
PRICELESS REACTION: Lionel Messi's son couldn't contain his excitement when he heard his dad won his 6th Ballon d’Or, a prestigious soccer award. https://t.co/N2qlh2giud pic.twitter.com/1dTq0uGVKp
— ABC News (@ABC) December 2, 2019
Messi was instrumental in Barcelona winning the La Liga last season and scored 51 goals during the 2018-2019 season.
Sheesh! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/dgFINPTAa1
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 2, 2019
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