Lionel Messi pipped Virgil van Dijk to the Ballon d’Or award on Monday night. The honour is decided by journalists from 176 countries. Here’s the breakdown…
The 30-man shortlist in the order they finished:
28=) Joao Felix – 0 pts
28=) Marquinhos – 0 pts
28=) Donny van de Beek – 0 pts
26=) Karim Benzema – 1 pt
26=) Georginio Wijnaldum – 1 pt
24=) Marc-Andre Ter Stegen – 2 pts
24=) Kalidou Koulibaly – 2 pts
23) Hugo Lloris – 3 pts
22) Heung-Min Son – 4 pts
20=) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 5 pts
20=) Dusan Tadic – 5 pts
19) Trent Alexander-Arnold – 8 pts
18) Antoine Griezmann – 9 pts
17) Roberto Firmino – 11 pts
16) Sergio Aguero – 12 pts
15) Matthijs de Ligt – 13 pts
14) Kevin De Bruyne – 14 pts
13) Eden Hazard – 25 pts
12) Raheem Sterling – 30 pts
11) Frenkie de Jong – 31 pts
10) Riyad Mahrez – 33 pts
9) Bernardo Silva – 41 pts
8) Robert Lewandowski – 44 pts
7) Alisson – 67 pts
6) Kylian Mbappe – 89 pts
5) Mohamed Salah – 178 pts
4) Sadio Mane – 347 pts
3) Cristiano Ronaldo – 476 pts
2) Virgil van Dijk – 679 pts
1) Lionel Messi – 686 pts
The moment Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the sixth time 😍#BallonDor #BallonDor2019pic.twitter.com/Dqy7oUJaMR
— Goal (@goal) December 2, 2019
British and Irish votes:
England
Henry Winter (The Times)
1) Van Dijk 2) Messi 3) Ronaldo 4) Sterling 5) Alisson
Scotland
John Greechan (Scottish Daily Mail)
1) Van Dijk 2) Messi 3) Ronaldo 4) De Bruyne 5) De Ligt
Wales
Paul Abbandonato (Trinity Mirror)
1) Messi 2) Van Dijk 3) Ronaldo 4) Salah 5) De Ligt
Northern Ireland
Darren Fullerton (Daily Mirror)
1) Van Dijk 2) Messi 3) Ronaldo 4) Mane 5) De Ligt
Republic of Ireland
Paul Kelly (Freelance)
1) Van Dijk 2) Mane 3) Messi 4) Ronaldo 5) Bernardo Silva
The #BallonDor2019 voting records. Here’s what really matters guys. Have fun. pic.twitter.com/r8d5U7nXYn
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) December 3, 2019
How the European top 10 FIFA-ranked countries voted:
Belgium 1) Van Dijk 2) Messi 3) Salah 4) Ronaldo 5) Hazard
France 1) Mane 2) Messi 3) Van Dijk 4) Ronaldo 5) Bernardo Silva
Portugal 1) Ronaldo 2) Mane 3) Messi 4) Van Dijk 5) Bernardo Silva
Spain 1) Van Dijk 2) Ronaldo 3) Messi 4) Mane 5) Mbappe
Croatia 1) Ronaldo 2) Alisson 3) Aguero 4) Van Dijk 5) Mbappe
Switzerland 1) Van Dijk 2) Bernardo Silva 3) Messi 4) Lewandowski 5) De Jong
Italy 1) Van Dijk 2) De Jong 3) Ronaldo 4) Messi 5) Mane
Netherlands 1) Van Dijk 2) Messi 3) Ronaldo 4) De Jong 5) Alisson
Germany 1) Lewandowski 2) Mane 3) Van Dijk 4) Mbappe 5) Messi
Ok, Sri Lanka, we need to have words. #BallonDor
Think we have a winner. Mind blowing. pic.twitter.com/cyb861C2Ei
— Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) December 3, 2019
Players chosen as No.1 pick
Van Dijk – 69
Messi – 61
Ronaldo – 17
Mane – 17
Salah – 5
Alisson – 2
Lewandowski – 2
Mbappe – 2
Alexander-Arnold – 1
Players who’ve won multiple Ballons d’Or
Lionel Messi – 6
Cristiano Ronaldo – 5
Joham Cruyff – 3
Michel Platini – 3
Marco van Basten – 3
Alfredo Di Stefano – 2
Franz Beckenbauer – 2
Kevin Keegan – 2
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge – 2
Ronaldo – 2
Ballon d’Or winners by league
Spain – 23
Italy – 18
Germany – 9
England – 6
Russia – 3
France, Hungary, Holland, Portugal, Czech Republic – 1
Ballon d’Or winners by nationality
Germany – 7
Holland – 7
Portugal – 7
Argentina – 6
France – 6
England – 5
Brazil – 5
Italy – 5
Spain – 3
Russia – 3
Ballon d’Or winners by club
Barcelona – 12
Real Madrid – 11
AC Milan – 8
Juventus – 8
Bayern Munich – 5
Manchester United – 4
