The award ceremony was held in Paris.

The second in the vote was the striker of the Italian Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo, and the third - the defender of Liverpool Virgil van Dyck.

Thus, Messi became the six-time winner of this award.

In the 2018/19 season, Messi won the championship of Spain with Barcelona, ​​and also reached the semifinals of the Champions League. In addition, Messi became the bronze medalist of the America's Cup in the Argentine national team.

Earlier it was reported that the goalkeeper of “Liverpool” Alison won the first trophy named after Yashin.