by FourFourTwo staff @https://twitter.com/@FourFourTwo Published 1 min ago We are part of The Trust Project What is it? The margin of victory may have been narrower than he's used to, but it was no surprise that Lionel Messi won the 2019 Ballon d'Or on Monday. The Barcelona forward fought off strong competition from Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to scoop the prize for a record-extending sixth time, which places him one clear of long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who finished third this time around. Messi, Ronaldo and Van Dijk received the bulk of the votes from the 176 participating journalists from across the globe. Each respondent was asked to pick a top five, with their No.1 choice...
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