Argentine legend Lionel Messi has written a new history by winning the Ballon d'Or for the World Player of the Year in 2019 for the sixth time in his history, making him the best player in the history of football to win the award and break his joint record with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi, with 29 players, came to the final and succeeded in finishing the award to beat the Dutch defender Van Dijk, who came in second place followed by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who came third and then Liverpool player, Senegalese Sadio Mane, in fourth place and Mohamed Salah In fifth place, followed by French Mbappe, Liverpool goalkeeper and Brazilian Becker, and the Algerian star Riad Mehrez in tenth place.
Dutch star De Licht was named the best young player in the world, while Brazilian goalkeeper Alison won the Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper in the world.