May 11, 2026

Lionel Messi wins sixth Ballon D’or award

By Farouk Mohammed

Lionel Messi has clinched his sixth Ballon D’or award on Monday.

Okay.ng understands that Messi was crowned winner of the 2019 edition of the at a ceremony in Paris over Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.

The Barcelona striker is now ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo who has five awards.

Messi had 51 goals in 50 games for Barcelona last season and had five goals for Argentina in this calendar year.

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