Argentina and Barcelona striker, Lionel Messi, narrowly beat Liverpool and Netherlands defender, Virgil Can Dijk, to win the 2019 Ballon D Or.
Messi defeated Van Dijk by 7 points.
Here is the breakdown:
TOTAL POINTS:
- Lionel Messi – 686pts
- Virgil van Dijk – 679pts
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 476pts
- Sadio Mane – 347pts
- Mohamed Salah 178pts