She beat out USA teammate Alex Morgan and England's Lucy Bronze for the prize

She beat out USA teammate Alex Morgan and England's Lucy Bronze for the prize

Photo by Harold Cunningham/ UEFA, via Getty Images Lionel Messi won his sixth Ballon d'Or award as the world's top footballer. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have combined to win 11 of the last 12 awards and have finished first or second 22 times in the last 13 …

Kylian Mbappe finally got a selfie with Didier Drogba on Monday night at the Ballon d'Or awards, a decade after being snubbed by him as a 10-year-old boy. Mbappe was watching Chelsea take on Barcelona in London in May 2009 when he had been promised a photo wi…

Football fans and pundits have questioned US forward Megan Rapinoe's Ballon d’Or prize for the world’s best women’s player, claiming it was based on “politics” and “a popularity contest” rather than performances on the pitch. Read Full Article at RT.com

Van Dijk received more top nominations than Messi did but still came up short – here's how

Messi claimed his sixth Ballon d'Or award of his career, though it could have been a very different story after just fending off the Liverpool defender

Cristiano Ronaldo 's agent Jorge Mendes insists the Portuguese forward is "the best player in history" despite missing out on a record sixth Ballon d'Or award to Lionel Messi. Ronaldo finished third behind Messi and Virgil van Dijk — the first time he has fin…

Virgil van Dijk has insisted he has “only got respect” for Cristiano Ronaldo despite appearing to troll the Juventus star at the Ballon d’Or awards on Monday night. Read Full Article at RT.com

The Dutchman finished second to the Barcelona superstar at the Paris ceremony

His largely superficial triumph in Paris on Monday night puts Messi out on his own with six Ballons d'Or. He is now one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, and has decisively won the argument

The Dutch defender finished second in the voting for the prestigious award

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Monday night, USWNT star Megan Rapinoe capped her spectacular year with a Ballon d'Or, an award widely considered the highest honor in the world of soccer that is given to the year's best player. To celebrate Rapinoe's latest win, Nike crafted a pair of custo…

America's Megan Rapinoe named the top women's soccer player of 2019.

USA's Megan Rapinoe has won Women's Ballon d'Or for 2019, with England's Lucy Bronze the runner-up.

Lionel Messi beat Virgil van Dijk, the runner-up, and third-placed Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, who has won the Ballon d'Or award five times.

Lionel Messi collected a record sixth Ballon d'or accolade in Paris on Monday night - much to the delight of his four-year-old son Mateo. Read Full Article at RT.com

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for a record sixth time.

Lionel Messi's status as one of the greatest players of all time is assured after the Argentine maestro collected a record sixth Ballon d'Or award in Monday evening's ceremony in Paris, placing him one ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Read Full Article at RT.com

USA's Megan Rapinoe has won Women's Ballon d'Or for 2019, with England's Lucy Bronze the runner-up.

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Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly not attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday because he is set to finish outside the podium positions...

Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly not be attending Monday's Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris amid specualtion a leaked list of winners sees not only rival Lionel Messi scoop the award, but himself left out of the top 3 altogether. Read Full Article at RT.com