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Messi gewinnt zum sechsten Mal den Ballon d’Or
December 3, 2019 -
Barcelona Kapitän Lionel Messi gewinnt seinen sechsten Ballon d'Or, gewählt von Journalisten und Fußball-Zeitgenossen anlässlich der 64.
Wahl des Ballon d’Or Preises, präsentiert von France Football.
The prestigious prize for the Argentine capped a year where he lifted a tenth La Liga title with Barcelona, scoring 54 goals for club and country to secure his sixth European Golden Boot and Champions League top scorer.
Messi topped the 30-man shortlist to claim the 2019 award, beating five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, and seven players from Champions League winners Liverpool, including defender Virgil van Dijk.
2018 winner Luka Modric, who broke a decade of dominance by Messi and Ronaldo, did not make this year’s shortlist.