Ballon d'or 2019: Lionel Messi wins
The 32-year-old beat Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo to the honor and got the trophy in a function in Paris on Monday night.
Messi turns into the principal player to win the honor on six events, having been tied with Ronaldo on five.
The Argentine and the Portuguese commanded the Ballon d'Or for 10 years somewhere in the range of 2008 and 2017, winning five each in that time.
"I might want to thank every one of the columnists who have decided in favor of me, who needed me to win this prize," Messi said. "Much obliged to you such a great amount to my associates from the club, and every one of my partners who have contributed a ton for this prize. It's truly stunning."
The Messi-Ronaldo duopoly was broken a year ago as Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric asserted the esteemed prize, yet the Barca forward has currently gathered a record 6th Golden Ball.
Messi won four Ballons d'Or somewhere in the range of 2009 and 2012 in the wake of featuring in the incomparable Barcelona group under Pep Guardiola and asserted the prize again in 2015 in the wake of driving the Catalan club to a treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League crowns with Luis Enrique in control.
He was the most loved to win the Ballon d'Or this year, having beaten Van Dijk to Fifa's The Best trophy in September.
The Argentine aggressor hit 51 objectives in 50 appearances in 2018-19 as Barcelona won LaLiga, however missed out to Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals.
Ernesto Valverde's side additionally lost the Copa del Rey last to Valencia, having been only three games from a treble, and Messi's Argentina group were beaten by inevitable bosses Brazil in the semi-finals of the Copa America in July.