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The 2019 Ballon d'Or (French: 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. [1] Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won his record-breaking sixth award and broke the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo for most Ballon d'Or awards.
An honorary award, under the name Super Ballon d'Or, was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1989, [17] who was voted the best multiple-time Ballon d'Or winner ahead of Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini. [57] [58] In addition Diego Maradona received an honorary Ballon d'Or in 1995 for his services to football dubbed the Golden Ballon d'Or.
Messi would win his sixth Ballon d'Or, but the subsequent 2019–20 season saw Barcelona go trophyless for the first time since 2007–08. [141] Following a disappointing season, Barcelona announced that Messi sent the club "a document expressing his desire to leave", but Messi ultimately decided to fulfill the final year of his contract.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) runs with the ball as New York City FC midfielder Santiago Rodríguez (10) defends in the first half of their Noche d’Or soccer match at DRV PNK Stadium on ...
Lionel Messi held the Ballon D'Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. Messi was on the field for his Major League Soccer club on Friday night for a ...
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play an exhibition match on Nov. 10 to celebrate him winning his eighth Ballon d'Or. The team will play fellow Major League Soccer club New York City FC. Both ...
Awards ceremonies to crown the best player of the world have been organized annually since 1955, when the inaugural Ballon d'Or awarding took place. The Ballon d'Or was presented to the player who had been voted to have performed the best over the previous year, and was established by French journalist Gabriel Hanot. Originally, votes could ...
Due to his form in the previous season, Messi was not nominated for the Ballon d'Or award for the first time since 2005. [327] On 21 August, Messi provided a long-range assist for Mbappé, clocked at eight seconds, for Ligue 1's second-fastest goal ever scored, before also scoring a goal in 7–1 away win over Lille.