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The 2009 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009, the first of his record setting eight Ballon d'Or awards. [1] Messi won the award by a then record margin, 240 points ahead of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Largest gap between first and last Ballon d'Or awards: 14 years (2009–2023) First player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d'Or/Best FIFA Men's Player Award in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s; First player to win the Ballon d'Or in three different decades: 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
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.
The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious award in football, having been lifted by the greatest players ever since 1956 Every Ballon d'Or winner: A complete list of every men's player to have won ...
Messi won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009 — the start of a four-year streak of taking the top prize. He was first nominated in 2006. Messi and Ronaldo turned the competition into a near-two-way contest during the peak of their careers — winning it a combined 13 times from 2008. Ronaldo's first nomination was 2004.
Messi beat out Manchester City striker Erling Haaland for the award to win the record. The 36-year-old is the first MLS-based player to win the prize. Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for a record ...
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or a record eight ... First awarded in 2018, the Ballon d'Or Féminin honours the female player deemed to have performed the best over ...
Lionel Messi may be considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, but the Argentina star was omitted from the list of nominations to win this year's Ballon d'Or award — the sport ...