Ballon d’Or winners and the top 10 players from 2000 to 2019: From Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Michael Owen and Ronaldinho

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for a record sixth time at the glittering awards ceremony last December. The Barcelona star moved ahead of his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo by picking up the prize for the first time since 2015, with Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk finishing a close second. The 32-year-old held off the challenge […]