Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won football’s prized Ballon d’Or award for a record sixth time.
Mateo Messi to Virgil Van Dijk’s nephew after Messi was named the Ballon d’Or winner?#BallonDor2019 pic.twitter.com/6cq9BWaGhA
— LaPulga (@leonista19) December 2, 2019
The 32-year-old, who lifted the trophy in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015, beat Liverpool’s Champions League winner Virgil van Dijk in a vote of international journalists.
Messi won Spain’s Liga title with Barca this year and led Argentina to third place at the Copa America in July.
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