Messi beat Van Dijk to win a record sixth Ballon d 'Or and Cristiano Ronaldo to third[weiyuan]

At 4:30 Beijing time on December 3 (21:30 French local time on the 2nd), "France Football" announced the 2019 Ballon d 'Or winner at the Chatlet Theater in Paris, Messi beat Van Dijk to be elected, ending the momentum of Real Madrid players winning awards for three consecutive years, surpassing C Luo, who has won five awards, and creating a new record of six awards. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been in the top two for eight consecutive years, ranked third. Liverpool have three in the top five. De Licht won the Copa Prize; Alisson won the inaugural Yassin Prize; Rapino won the Golden Globe for women's soccer.

France Football announced on November 6 the list of 30 candidates for the 64th Ballon d 'Or (including six in cooperation with FIFA). Before the award ceremony, "France Football" announced the ranking of 30 people by counting down, and the top 10 were announced on the scene.

In 2019, Messi played 63 official games (46 goals, 17 assists, including the national team), ranking first among players in the five major leagues. He has played 1,112 minutes for Barca this season, contributing 11 goals and eight assists, including scoring four direct free kicks. In September, when FIFA awarded the World Player of the Year award, Messi surpassed Ronaldo, who was elected five times, to create a record of six awards.

Only Beckenbauer, Sammer, Cannavaro three defenders have won the Ballon d 'Or, van Dijk is the most likely to win the Ballon d 'Or since Cannavaro in 2006. In August, he became the first defensive player to be named the best European player, ahead of Ronaldo and Messi. Liverpool conceded only 22 goals in the Premier League last season, and in the Champions League final, Liverpool also beat Tottenham 2-0, van Dijk was named the best. He said: "There are no losers tonight. I am very proud to be in this position, which confirms my performances for club and country over the past year. It's something to be proud of because not too many players come here, there are only winners, there are no losers."

Didier Drogba and female journalist Sandy Hribel served as master of ceremonies. The previous Golden Ball, women's football Golden Ball, Copa Award winners on stage. "Winning the Ballon d 'Or last year was an amazing thing for me and I will remember it for the rest of my life," Modric said.

Mbappe first announced that De Ligt won the Copa award (best rookie), followed by Sancho and Felix. The Copa Award, named after France's first Ballon d 'Or winner, is for young players under the age of 21, and 33 Ballon d 'Or winners make up the jury.

The Yashin Award is a new award for goalkeepers this year. Levan announced that Alisson beat Terstegen (2nd) and Edson (3rd) to win the award.

United States midfielder Rapino won the Golden Ball for women's soccer; Bronzer (England) and Morgan (United States) followed. "We did our best in the World Cup and you can see the future of women's football," Rapino said.

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Lionel Messi was presented with the Ballon d 'Or award by Luka Modric after Didier Drogba revealed the winner. Messi said: "I would like to thank all the journalists who voted for me and wanted me to receive this award. A big thank you to the teammates, they actually contributed a lot to this award. This is amazing. Thank you very much. Today is my sixth Golden Globe and it's a different moment, being with my family and my kids. Like my wife says, you have to never stop dreaming, you have to keep trying to improve, keep enjoying. I'm lucky, I've been blessed and I hope to continue for a long time. I realize I'm lucky, even if one day, the bell will ring for retirement. It will be difficult, but there are still good years ahead of me. Time goes by quickly, so I want to enjoy my football and enjoy my time with my family."

Van Dijk, who missed out on the golden goal, said: "It has been a great year, but there are always players who are not mortal, so you also need to respect the talent. I'm close, but there's always someone better. I am very proud of what I achieved last year with Liverpool and Holland and hopefully we can do it again this season, but it will be tough because of the players here. I never thought about winning a Golden Globe until I was actually nominated. It says a lot about my career, unlike the natural winners here, I matured late, but I never gave up on my dream and I had to work every step of the way, so it makes me very proud to be here. I want to work hard and try to come back here next year.