Messi became the first player to win six Ballon d'Or, however, he feels that it is a "shame" that Liverpool forward Sadio Mane did not finish higher than fourth in the rankings.
Lionel Andres Messi continues to prove his dominance over rivals in world football and showed why he is the Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T) by winning his record 6th Ballon d'Or award on Monday.
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi won a record sixth Ballon d'Or trophy after a stellar season with the Catalan giants.
With Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi each having won it five times each, there are plenty of new challengers who are looking to be crowned the best footballer in the world on December 3.
Ballon d'Or 2019 award ceremony is less than a week away and the name of the winner is already revealed.
Neymar's absence from the list of 30 Ballon d'Or candidates was explained Tuesday by France Football magazine which organizes the prestigious award.
Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year grip on the individual award organized by France Football magazine was broken by Luka Modric last December.
When the long list of 30 candidates was announced Monday in Paris, Neymar's name was missing from the nominations.
Hegerberg said Solveig also apologized to her personally, even though "I wasn't upset."
But despite being recognized as the best female footballer in the world, the outspoken 23-year-old Hegerberg said she won't play for Norway at the Women's World Cup next year.
Messi and Ronaldo had won every Ballon d'Or since 2008, and usually fought only each other for the greatest recognition among soccer's elite.
The last player to win the trophy before Ronaldo and Messi took over was Kaka in 2007.
Mbappe won the best young player award at the World Cup in Russia after becoming the first teenager to score in a final since Pele in 1958, delivered his most efficient display since joining PSG against Lyon.
The players will be selected by France Football and a panel of international journalists specialized in women's soccer will vote on a winner.
A graceful midfielder, Kaka won 92 caps for Brazil, scoring 29 goals and featuring at three World Cups.
Messi was second in the voting and Neymar, who left Barcelona in the offseason to join Paris Saint-Germain for a world record transfer fee of 222 million Euros ($262 million), was third.
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Paris: Zinedine Zidane insists that Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has more to give in the future and will end up winning more Ballon d'Or titles than rival Barcelona star Lionel Messi."Ronaldo will win more
Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona's president says Lionel Messi wants to stay at the Spanish club amid speculation about his future. Josep Bartomeu tells Catalunya Radio that Messi "told me that he wants to finish his career at
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