• Barcelona’s Messi picks up sixth Ballon d’Or
• Rapinoe beats England’s Lucy Bronze into second place
Lionel Messi was named the best player in the world for a record sixth time when he took home the Ballon d’Or at an awards ceremony in Paris on Monday.
The Argentinian moved ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the trophy five times and finished third in the men’s rankings this time behind Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk. Megan Rapinoe, star of USA’s World Cup winning side, won the women’s award.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/02/ballon-dor-lionel-messi-megan-rapinoe under the title “Ballon d’Or 2019: Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe win awards”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
