{"id":1118376,"date":"2019-12-03T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1118376"},"modified":"2019-12-03T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T16:12:00","slug":"ballon-dor-full-votes-revealed-lionel-messi-virgil-van-dijk","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ballon-dor-full-votes-revealed-lionel-messi-virgil-van-dijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d&#8217;Or: How Messi pipped Van Dijk in a Premier League dominated race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Barcelona forward Lionel Messi pipped Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to the 2019 Ballon d&#8217;Or award by just seven points, it has been revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Argentinian claimed the prize for a record sixth time after another fine year which saw him seal the La Liga title and, having last claimed the Ballon d&#8217;Or back in 2015, he now moves one award ahead of rival Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2019 Ballon d&#8217;Or top five&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Barcelona) \u2013 686 points.<\/li>\n<li>Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) \u2013 679 points.<\/li>\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) \u2013 476 points.<\/li>\n<li>Sadio Mane (Liverpool) \u2013 347 points.<\/li>\n<li>Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) \u2013 178 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7437001\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After winning the Uefa Champions League and Super Cup with Liverpool, reaching the Uefa Nations League final and continuing to be an indomitable defensive force for club and country throughout 2019, many had tipped Van Dijk to become the first defender to win the Ballon d&#8217;Or since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>But in the end, his total of 679 points wasn&#8217;t enough, with Messi taking 686 points and topping the voting charts in every continent apart from Europe and Asia. Despite not scooping the award, Van Dijk was gracious in defeat, hailing the &#8220;unnatural&#8221; talents of the likes of Messi and Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was an amazing year, but there&#8217;s a couple of players like that who are a bit unnatural,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/11876624\/lionel-messi-crowned-2019-ballon-dor-winner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So you need to respect greatness as well. I was close, but there was just someone a little bit better.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1108199\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/best-star-teams-fifa-20-liverpool-barcelona\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1108199\" class=\"wp-image-1108199 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The best 4.5 star and 5-stars teams to use on FIFA 20\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/09\/25153948\/fifa-20-best-4.5-stars-5-stars-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1108199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/best-star-teams-fifa-20-liverpool-barcelona\">The best 4.5 and 5 star teams on FIFA 20<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very proud of what I achieved last year with Liverpool and the Netherlands, and hopefully we can do that again this year. But that will be tough with those guys around here still.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo had to settle for third place with 476 points, while Liverpool forwards Sadio Mane (347) and Mohamed Salah (178) both made the top five.<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 also saw fellow Premier League stars Alisson (67), Bernardo Silva (41) and Riyad Mahrez (33) take their spots, while Raheem Sterling was the highest-ranked Englishman in 12th with 30 points.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Pulisic?!\u2019 Chelsea fans quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FX6vXks5uSU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2019 Ballon d&#8217;Or points in full<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Lionel Messi &#8211; 686 points<br \/>\n2. Virgil van Dijk &#8211; 679\u00a0points<br \/>\n3. Cristiano Ronaldo &#8211; 476\u00a0points<br \/>\n4. Sadio Mane &#8211; 347\u00a0points<br \/>\n5. Mohamed Salah &#8211; 178\u00a0points<br \/>\n6. Kylian Mbappe &#8211; 89\u00a0points<br \/>\n7. Alisson &#8211; 67\u00a0points<br \/>\n8. Robert Lewandowski &#8211; 44\u00a0points<br \/>\n9. Bernardo Silva &#8211; 41\u00a0points<br \/>\n10. Riyad Mahrez &#8211; 33\u00a0points<br \/>\n11. Frenkie de Jong &#8211; 31\u00a0points<br \/>\n12. Raheem Sterling &#8211; 30\u00a0points<br \/>\n13. Eden Hazard &#8211; 25\u00a0points<br \/>\n14. Kevin de Bruyne &#8211; 14\u00a0points<br \/>\n15. Matthijs de Ligt &#8211; 13\u00a0points<br \/>\n16. Sergio Aguero &#8211; 12\u00a0points<br \/>\n17. Roberto Firmino &#8211; 11\u00a0points<br \/>\n18. Antoine Griezmann &#8211; 9\u00a0points<br \/>\n19. 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