Barcelona take a call on Lionel Messi’s future
Notably, the legendary Argentine had signed a deal with Barca which would run until July 2021.
Notably, the legendary Argentine had signed a deal with Barca which would run until July 2021.
Virgil van Dijk finished a close second behind Lionel Messi. While the Argentine won the award with 686 points, Van Dijk finished at 679 points.
Ronaldo has reportedly told a few of his former Real Madrid teammates that on second thought he regrets leaving the La Liga heavyweights.
Ronaldo himself took to his Instagram handle to post a picture of his son with the “best striker” award which he had won.
The Dutch legend is of the opinion that Sadio Mane of Liverpool has it in him what it takes to be a Cristiano Ronaldo in world football.
The 2019 Ballon d'Or award -- which was Messi's sixth -- saw the Argentine getting recognition as the finest player on the planet after four years.
Had Van Dijk clinched the 2019 Ballon d'Or, he would have become the first defender to achieve the feat since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi bagged his sixth Ballon d’Or award, becoming the most successful player since the inception of the award.
To put things into perspective, two more votes in favour of Virgil van Dijk would have made him the winner of the coveted award.
Didier Drogba, who was co-hosting the Ballon d'Or 2019 awards ceremony, revealed that he had refused to take a picture with 10-year-old Mbappe.
