Lionel Messi 6th Ballon D'or as he Overtakes Ronaldo To Become World's Best Footballer

Lionel Messi asserted a record 6th Ballon d'Or grant on Monday, beating Liverpool's people choise and Cristiano Ronaldo to lift football's most esteemed individual trophy in world football. 

The Argentine, who won the Liga title with Barcelona however just oversaw third spot in the Copa America with his nation, added a new trophy to his 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015 winnings. 

He completed above Dutchman Virgil van Dijk and Portugal's third-put Ronaldo, who has won the honor multiple times. 

"I am fortunate, I am honored. I trust I will proceed for quite a while," Messi told correspondents. "I understand that I'm fortunate regardless of whether one day it will be an ideal opportunity to resign," included the 32-year-old. 
"It will be intense yet regardless I have a few years in front of me. Time passes quickly so I will appreciate football and my family." 

Senegal's Sadio Mane, who alongside next in line Van Dijk and individual Liverpool chosen people Alisson Becker of Brazil and Egypt's Mohamed Salah, helped the Merseyside club win the Champions League, came fourth in the survey of universal columnists. 

"It was astonishing," said Van Dijk. "There are several players like him (Messi) who are incredible. I'm glad for what I've accomplished with Liverpool and Holland. It will be hard (to win the honor) when these folks are near." 

Messi, whose outstanding profession was compensated with another trophy, and Ronaldo, had between them won 10 continuous Ballon d'Or grants until Croatia's Luka Modric won in 2018. 

Megan Rapinoe prior won the ladies' Ballon d'Or in the wake of driving the United States to a record-expanding fourth World Cup title in France this year as they held the trophy. 

The 34-year-old midfielder, the champion player at the June-July competition, succeeded Norway's Ada Hegerberg who didn't partake in the World Cup. 

Rapinoe was absent at the service in the Theater du Chatelet, where the show 'An American In Paris' was on. 

"I'm so pitiful I can't make it today around evening time. It's completely mind boggling well done to different chosen people. I can't trust I'm the one winning in this field, it's been a mind blowing year," Rapinoe said in a recorded message. 
"I need to thank my partners and the U.S. organization." 

Dutchman Matthijs de Ligt, a key player in Ajax Amsterdam's exciting rush to the Champions League semi-finals and now at Juventus, won the Kopa trophy for the best Under-21 male player. 

Alisson, one of the four Liverpool players in the main seven for the men's Ballon d'Or, was granted the new Yashin trophy for the best male goalkeeper of the year. 

There was, be that as it may, no trophy for the best female Under-21 player or attendant.