Leo Messi has won his seventh Ballon d’Or on Monday. The Argentine forward of PSG has imposed himself on Robert Lewandowski for only 33 points. A minimal difference between the two strikers. The third to get on the podium was Jorginho. The Argentine attacker adds a new award to his collection thanks to the 613 points he has received for the 580 from the Bayern Munich striker and the 460 from the Chelsea midfielder. One step below the podium and Karim Benzema finished with 239 points. To find the Cristiano you have to go down to sixth place. Portuguese has added 178 points.
The Spanish have taken the last positions among the 30 nominees. Pedri, winner of the Kopa trophy, was the best Spaniard being 24th with 3 points. While Gerard Moreno, champion of the Europa League with Villarreal, added 0 points, the same score as César Azpilicueta, European champion with Chelsea
In the female category, Alexia Putellas has made history by winning the second Ballon d’Or for Spain. The Barcelona midfielder crowns a magnificent season with the Barça club and finishes off with a Ballon d’Or. The Spanish won with 186 points, a wide difference, by 84 of the also Spanish Jennifer Hermoso and the 46 of Chelsea’s Australia Samantha Kerr.
Men’s Ballon d’Or scores
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona-PSG), 613 points.
2. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), 580 pts.
3. Jorginho (Chelsea), 460 pts.
4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), 239 pts.
5. N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea), 186 pts.
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, Manchester United), 178 pts.
7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 121 pts.
8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), 73 pts.
9. Kylian Mbappé (PSG), 58 pts.
10. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan, PSG), 36 pts.
11. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund), 33 pts.
12. Romelu Lukaku (Inter de Milan, Chelsea), 26 pts.
13. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), 26 pts.
14. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), 18 pts.
15. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), 10 pts.
16. Neymar (PSG), 9 pts.
17. Luis Suarez (Atlético de Madrid), 8 points.
18. Simon Kjaer (Milan), 8 pts.
19. Mason Mount (Chelsea), 7 pts.
20. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), 7 pts.
21. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), 6 pts.
21. Lautaro Martinez (Inter de Milan), 6 pts.
23. Harry Kane (Tottenham), 4 pts.
24. Pedri (Barcelona), 3 pts
25. Phil Foden (Manchester City), 2 pts.
26. Nicolo Barella (Inter de Milan) 1 pt.
26. Ruben Dias (Manchester City), 1 pt.
26. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), 1 pt.
29. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), 0 pt.
29. Luka Modric (Real Madrid), 0 pt.
Women’s Ballon d’Or scores
1. Alexia Putellas (Barcelona), 186 points.
2. Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona), 84 pts.
3. Samantha Kerr (Chelsea), 46 pts.
4. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal), 46 pts.
5. Lieke Martens (Barcelona), 40 pts.
6. Christine Sinclair (Thorns FC), 36 pts.
7. Pernille Harder (Chelsea), 33 pts.
8. Ashley Lawrence (PSG), 26 pts.
9. Jessie Fleming (Chelsea), 25 pts.
10. Francesca Kirby (Chelsea), 22 pts.
11. Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea), 20 pts.
12. Christiane Endler (PSG, Lyon), 19 pts.
13. Stina Blackstenius (BK Häcken), 10 pts.
14. Samantha Mewis (Manchester City), 8 pts.
15. Irene Paredes (PSG, Barcelona), 8 pts.
16. Ellen White (Manchester City), 4 pts.
17. Kadidiatou Diani (PSG), 3 pts.
18. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG), 3 pts.
19. Sandra Panos (Barcelona), 3 pts.
20. Wendie Renard (France, Lyon), 2 pts.