Messi wins over Van Dijk, Cristiano and Mané and conquers his sixth Golden Ball

  • The Argentine wins the Golden Ball once more after three years of Actual Madrid
  • American footballer Megan Rapinoe took the ladies's Golden Ball
  • The trophy for one of the best goalkeeper went to Alisson Becker and the youngest to Matthijs de Ligt
Leo Messi, on the Golden Ball gala. Picture: EFE

Leo Messi has achieved his sixth Golden Ball on Monday, December 2 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019) after beating the soccer gamers Virgil Van Dijk, second labeled, Cristiano Ronaldo, third, and Sadio Mané , quarter. On this manner, the Argentine once more wins this long-awaited trophy 4 years later and succeeds Luka Modric as one of the best participant of the yr.

The Argentine soccer participant of the Barcelona Soccer Membership culminates an awesome yr within the particular person side by profitable the FIFA 'The Finest' award in September. Aside from the prize for one of the best participant of the yr, France Soccer journal has given the feminine Golden Ball to Megan Rapinoe, which replaces Ada Hegerberg; the Kopa trophy for one of the best younger man for Matthijs De Ligt, which succeeds Kylian Mbappé; and the Yashin trophy for one of the best goalkeeper for Alisson Becker.

Liverpool, champion of the final Champions League, has been the good grace to place among the many 30 candidates for the Golden Ball to seven gamers: Virgil Van Dijk (protection), Sadio Mané (excessive), Mohamed Salah (excessive), Alisson Becker (goalkeeper), Roberto Firmino (entrance), Alexander Arnold (facet) and Georginio Wijnaldum (midfielder). Of the 30, half arrive from the Premier League (5 from Metropolis, two from Tottenham and one from Arsenal).

The 30 finest soccer gamers of 2019:

1. Leo Messi (Barcelona)

2. Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)

3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

4. Sadio Mané (Liverpool)

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

6. Kylian Mbappé (PSG)

7. Alisson Becker (Liverpool)

8. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

9. Bernardo Silva (Manchester Metropolis)

10. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester Metropolis)

11. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona)

12. Raheem Sterling (Manchester Metropolis)

13. Eden Hazard (Actual Madrid)

14. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester Metropolis)

15. Matthijs De Ligt (Ajax)

16. Sergio Agüero (Manchester Metropolis)

17. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)

18. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona)

19. Trent Alexander Arnold (Liverpool)

20. Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)

20. Dusan Tadic (Ajax)

22. Heung-Min Son (Tottenham)

23. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)

24. Marc-André Ter Stegen (Barcelona)

25. Kalidou Koulibaly (Naples)

26. Karim Benzema (Actual Madrid)

26. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)

28. Joao Felix Sequeira (Atlético de Madrid)

28. Marquinhos Aoás (PSG)

28. Donny Van de Beek (Ajax)