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Lionel Messi from @FCBarcelona is the 2019 Ballon d’Or winner

2 December 2019
by Ihesiulo Grace
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Ballon d'Or 2019

Lionel Messi from @FCBarcelona is the 2019 Ballon d’Or winner! THAT’S HIS SIXTH ONE! #ballondor

Lucy Bronze finishes in second, and Alex Morgan places third.

“I’m so sad I can’t make it there tonight, I was really looking forward to it. It’s a bummer,” said Rapinoe. “I want to say congratulations to all the other nominees – I can’t believe I’m the one winning it. It’s been such an incredible year. I want to say a huge thanks to my team-mates, my coaches and the federation. You help me on the pitch as well as off, and thanks for the support to my amazing family and friends. There’s not enough thank you or love in the world for everything that you do for me.”

Lucy Bronze finishes in second, and Alex Morgan places third.

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“It’s a big honour to be on such a big stage with so many amazing players,” he said. 

“I want to thank Ajax – the club where I grew up – and my team-mates from there, and my current team-mates. I just want to say to everyone that I am really proud to have achieved this, and that you need to enjoy your evening with so many great players while they’re still here.”

The winners Ballon d’Or will be announced this evening at the Paris’ Theatre du Chatelet.

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Men: 

Sadio Mane, Sergio Aguero, Frenkie de Jong, Hugo Lloris, Dusan Tadic, Kylian Mbappe, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Donny van de Beek, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alisson, Matthijs de Ligt, Karim Benzema, Georginio Wijnaldum, Virgil van Dijk, Bernardo Silva, Son Heung-min, Robert Lewandowski, Roberto Firmino, Lionel Messi, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin De Bruyne, Kalidou Koulibaly, Antoine Griezmann, Mohamed Salah, Eden Hazard, Marquinhos, Raheem Sterling, Joao Felix

Ballon d'Or 2019 MESSI

Women: 

Sam Kerr, Ellen White, Nilla Fischer, Amandine Henry, Lucy Bronze, Alex Morgan, Vivianne Miedema, Dzsenifer Marozsan, Pernille Harder, Sarah Bouhaddi, Megan Rapinoe, Lieke Martens, Sari van Veenendal, Wendie Renard, Rose Lavelle, Marta, Ada Hegerberg, Kosovare Asllani , Sofia Jakobsson, Tobin Heath

Past winners

Men’s Ballon d’Or

2018 Luka Modric 

2017 Cristiano Ronaldo

2016 Cristiano Ronaldo 

2015 Lionel Messi

2014 Cristiano Ronaldo 

2013 Cristiano Ronaldo

2012 Lionel Messi 

2011 Lionel Messi

2010 Lionel Messi

Women’s Ballon d’Or (first initiated in 2018)

2018 Ada Hegerberg

There is also a prize for the best goalkeeper: the Yachine Trophy. Here’s a look at the ten nominees: 

There is also a prize for the best goalkeeper: the Yachine Trophy.

Here’s a look at the ten nominees:

Alisson (Liverpool and Brazil)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich and Germany)
Ederson (Manchester City and Brazil)
Andre Onana (Ajax and Cameroon)
Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus and Poland)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid and Slovenia)
Kepa (Chelsea and Spain)
Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan and Slovenia)
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur and France)
Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona and Germany)

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