Barcelona's soccer player Lionel Messi holds the trophy of the Golden Ball award ceremony in Paris, ... [+] Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Messi won the Ballon d'Or for sixth time. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) ASSOCIATED PRESSLionel Messi has been awarded the 2019 Ballon d’Or. Elsewhere, Megan Rapinoe won best female player and Alisson beat Messi’s FC Barcelona teammate Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to the Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper. Matthijs de Ligt, now starring alongside Ronaldo at Juventus, clinched the Kopa Trophy for the best player under the age of 21.

Source: Forbes December 02, 2019 20:34 UTC