That leaves Virgil van Dijk, Sadio Mané, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the final four. And out comes Luka Modric to pass over the gong itself.

These are the nominees: Last year’s winners are on stage, and that’s Ada Hegerberg, Kylian Mbappé and Luka Modric. Here’s a bit of what Messi had to say on stage. Matthijs de Ligt2. Now he is making up for it by having a selfie taken. Ada Hegerberg won the Ballon d'Or in 2018, the first year it was presented to women's players. "Lionel Messi remporte le Ballon d'Or France Football pour la sixième fois de l'histoire", "Les dix leçons à retenir de la liste des 30 du Ballon d'Or France Football 2019", "De Ligt scoops Kopa Trophy for best young player", "Megan Rapinoe couronnée Ballon d'Or féminin France Football en 2019", "Matthijs de Ligt gagne le Trophée Kopa de meilleur joueur de moins de 21 ans", "Alisson Becker remporte le premier Trophée Yachine de meilleur gardien du monde", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_Ballon_d%27Or&oldid=984003346, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 15:48. @mPinoe from @ReignFC is the 2019 Women's Ballon d'Or winner! Lucy Bronze came second with Alex Morgan of the USA third in the women’s award. The Croatian says: “It was something amazing and it will stay for the rest of my life.” That’s Luka done for the night. To the journalists and my colleagues with whom I win and lose, I remember my first Ballon D’Or in Paris, when I arrived with my brothers, now I pick up the sixth, and this was absolutely unthinkable. Lionel Messi wins the Ballon D'Or for the sixth time! I want to thank my teammates, my coaches, my federation, to allow to be the person who I am on the field and off the field. Barcelona superstar attacker Lionel Messi won the 2019 Ballon d'Or during the 64th annual ceremony on Monday in Paris. section: | slug: 2019-ballon-dor-winners-messi-beats-ronaldo-uswnt-soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-takes-womens-honor | sport: soccer | route: article_single.us |

The 32-year-old scored a brilliant winner on Sunday as Barca won 1-0 at Atletico Madrid in La Liga action. Rapinoe, 34, was also named the FIFA Women's Player of the Year in 2019. Here’s the nominees for the Yachin award for goalkeepers. [5], Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[6]. Big chance there will be no Ron and two Liverpool players in the top three. A double hat-trick of wins for him and he overtakes Ronaldo, back on five and coming up on 35. All Ballon d'Or Winners List (1956 - 2019) by John Fyucha - December 02, 2019 Conceived by … The men’s countdown continues with Mbappé in sixth. There is Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah to consider, too. We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge.

#ballondor pic.twitter.com/m78Eil8Mpo, Here is the 2019 Yachine Trophy Top 3 ⤵️ 1. She can’t be there, but delivers a video message, as does her mum and twin sister, in a video package that tells the story of someone who became a global figure in 2019. Some words from Megan Rapinoe. Didier Drogba has gone off-piste, and is talking about that Barcelona win at Chelsea in 2009. @Sanchooo103. @LucyBronze 3. USWNT star Megan Rapinoe, who led her country to a World Cup title this summer, was named the winner of the 2019 women's Ballon d'Or. He didn’t even make the top 30 this year. Lionel Messi won the men's award for a record sixth time in his career. Thank you to my beautiful girlfriend Sue. 3:52 pm ET, also named the FIFA Women's Player of the Year in 2019, Portland acquires Dunn on trade window deadline, Liverpool pick up road UCL win on Ajax own goal, Gundogan's free kick sparks Man City vs. Porto in UCL, Ozil blasts Arsenal for not showing him 'loyalty'. The win for Messi gives him his first Ballon d'Or since 2015. She beat out England's Lucy Bronze and Alex Morgan, her American teammate, for the 2019 Ballon d'Or. Rapinoe won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the 2019 Women's World Cup, scoring six goals in just five games at the tournament. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: soccer | pageType: stories | Great achievement for Lucy Bronze. A double hat-trick of wins for him and he overtakes Ronaldo, back on five and coming up on 35. I congratulate all the nominees, I can’t believe I’m the one winning it. @Alissonbecker from @LFC is the very first #yachinetrophy winner!

Rapinoe scored three times from the penalty spot in the World Cup, including against the Netherlands in the final. “It’s a great honour,” he says. There have been props to former winners like Pavel Nedved, Hristo Stoichkov and last year’s winner, Luka Modric, before the top ten for the male category are announced. The 2019 Ballon d'Or was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019. Donald Trump’s congratulations are in the post, no doubt. Lionel Messi wins the Men’s 2019 Ballon d’Or! Ranked at the 8th place of the 2019 #ballondor ⤵️@lewy_official @FCBayern pic.twitter.com/RLwCJS2H6c. The 2019 Ballon d'Or was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019. For the women’s award, Megan Rapoinoe is favourite, with England’s Lucy Bronze in the mix. 2nd place in the 2019 Women’s #BallonDor Congrats to winner @mPinoe https://t.co/NpZeZOwzNA. First published on Mon 2 Dec 2019 19.30 GMT. Turns out that Mbappé was a young man waiting for his autograph that night and DD stormed home in a huff. On the women's side, Rapinoe completed her extraordinary year with one more trophy. Lionel Messi is the 2019 #ballondor winner ☝️ pic.twitter.com/5nNZXl05vY. @mterstegen1 3. I was close, but I lost out to someone better.”, Ranked at the 4th place of the 2019 #ballondor ⤵️Sadio Mané @LFC pic.twitter.com/8IeJmGx4Cp, Ranked at the 3rd place of the 2019 #ballondor ⤵️@Cristiano @juventusfc pic.twitter.com/4L7ZSvdJtb, Ranked at the 2nd place of the 2019 #ballondor ⤵️@VirgilvDijk @LFC pic.twitter.com/bTCKDAqdAb, #BallonDor Voici le classement officiel et complet du Ballon d'Or France Football 2019 https://t.co/PAM2nVcgyi pic.twitter.com/mR0DTJ8oKp. USWNT star Megan Rapinoe, who led her country to a World Cup title this summer, was named the winner of the 2019 women's Ballon d'Or. Thank you so much.”. Messi had 51 goals in 50 games for Barcelona last season and had five goals for Argentina in this calendar year. We are counting down the men’s winners’ top ten from 10-8 - they are the Manchester City pair of Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva in 10th and 9th and in 8th is Bayern Munich goal machine Robert Lewandowski. However, the last defenders to win this award was Matthias Sammer way back in 1996, in the dwindling days of the sweeper and Fabio Cannavaro in 2006. He and Drogba enjoy some striker banter on stage before the big reveal. Six Ballon d’Ors, you gotta respect greatness. [4], Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.

It’s a bummer [not to be there].

The venue is Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, as this award is France Football’s babychild. Messi now has as many Ballons D'Or as Man City & Chelsea have league titles, Van Dijk doesn’t look too disappointed and he explains why: “I had a great season, but sometimes you come up against players like him [Messi], who are a bit unnatural.

Mbappé is the current holder of the Kopa Trophy, the award that is now to be presented. Lionel Messi wins the Ballon D'Or for the sixth time! All rights reserved. THAT'S HIS SIXTH ONE! Last year’s winner, Ada Hegerberg, may lose out after choosing not to go to last summer’s World Cup. The win … Available for everyone, funded by readers.

Here we go for the final four...Didier Drogba has the envelope in his hand. Messi beat Liverpool star defender Virgil van Dijk and Juventus man Cristiano Ronaldo to take home the award, winning it for a record sixth time, moving into sole possession of first for most wins all time. When your dad became the 2019 Ballon d'Or ! “It’s really amazing. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. “Thank you to my colleagues from my club,” he says. Here is the 2019 Women's Ballon d'Or Top 3 ⤵️ 1. @alexmorgan13 #ballondor" pic.twitter.com/LO32VYH3qj. I hope I have more years to enjoy, although I am aware of how old I am, everything happens very quickly and I know that the moment of withdrawal (retirement) is approaching. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. Lionel Messi won … Alisson wins best goalkeeper, the Yachine trophy, Matthijs de Ligt wins the Kopa Award for young players, Ballon d’Or 2019: Messi and Rapinoe win awards, Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan and Slovenia), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur and France), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona and Germany). Sid Lowe paid glowing tribute to the continuing brilliance of Messi in this week’s blog from La Liga. There’s no sign of Ronaldo, and it’s not like him to not show up and support his fellow pros. Messi enjoyed that show, which included a message from his wife and three kids. Didier Drogba sits Messi down in a director’s chair and they go through the year’s highlights and a video package that includes Messi at home in one of those subterranean homes with no lights the top stars they all appear to live in. “I know it isn’t easy,” said Didier Drogba by words of encouragement but the little man ought to be used to all this by now. @mPinoe 2. He spoke for quite a while. I never stopped dreaming and enjoying football like when I was a child. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies.