2019 Ballon d'Or

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2019 Ballon d'Or

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. Virgil van Dijk came in a very close second after a stellar year with Liverpool and Netherlands national team while Cristiano Ronaldo came in third with Juventus.[2][3][4]

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2019 Ballon d'Or
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2019 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi
Date2 December 2019
LocationThéâtre du Châtelet, Paris
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
Hosted bySandy Heribert
Didier Drogba
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Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi
(6th award)
Ballon d'Or Féminin Megan Rapinoe
(1st award)
Kopa Trophy Matthijs de Ligt
(1st award)
Yashin Trophy Alisson
(1st award)
Websitewww.francefootball.fr
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The nominees for the awards were announced on 21 October 2019.[5][6]

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Megan Rapinoe won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.[7]

Kopa Trophy

Matthijs de Ligt won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.[8]

Yashin Trophy

Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.[9]

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