Lionel Messi is the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner, claiming football's top individual prize for a record sixth time. At the ceremony, Luka Modric presented the Barcelona captain with the trophy, after the Croatian's year of holding it in 2018 came to an end.
The voting for 2020 ended in Messi being chosen as the leading player on the planet at this time, and it's actually his first triumph in this regard since 2015, after four years of Real Madrid control with Cristiano Ronaldo and Modric.
Messi was accompanied by his wife and two children, in addition to some of the club's senior staff as he collected the trophy at the France Football gala.
Messi finished ahead of Virgil van Dijk, despite the fact the Dutchman helped drive Liverpool to Champions League glory and the Netherlands to the final of the inaugural UEFA Nations League.
Mohamed Salah finished third in the voting, despite the fact Liverpool sensationally eliminated Barcelona in the semi-final of the Champions League in 2018/19. The top ten was completed in the following order from 4-10: Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Alisson Becker, Kylian Mbappe, Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt and Eden Hazard.