The Ballon d’Or is world’s one of the top prestigious individual awards in football. The dominated duopoly of Ronaldo and Messi for this award was broke last year when Croatian star Luka Modric won Ballon d’Or 2018.
With the outstanding season so far for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they are once again become top contenders to win Ballon d’Or 2019 award. However, there are many players who simply had an outstanding season this year and they are also strong contenders for this award.
We have listed out four top contenders to win Ballon d’Or 2019 award below.
#4 Lionel Messi
Barcelona icon Lionel Messi ended up scoring 36 La Liga goals this season. He was the highest goal scorer and won the European Golden Shoe for the third consecutive season. His chances will definitely increase from Copa America Cup where he will represent Argentina. Fans will definitely want to see Messi winning this award for record sixth time.
#3 Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk helped his team Liverpool FC to lift UEFA Champions League this season. He has crowned the PFA Player of the Year. Also, if he wins this year then he will become the first defender to win the Ballon d’Or after Fabio Cannavaro in 2006. His performance in UEFA Champions League was praised by everyone. But to win this year he has to beat big stars from the world.
#2 Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah helped his side win the UEFA Champions League this season. He won Premier League Golden Boot after scoring total 22 goals this season. This Liverpool star has all the capabilities required for this award. He is in good form and his contribution to UEFA Champions League was big. Last year he was on 6th position just after Messi for this award.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s decision to move from Real Madrid to Juventus was very shocking for the football world. But he proved everyone wrong by scoring 21 goals in Serie A. His team was eliminated in quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League but his contribution till that stage didn’t go unnoticed. Ronaldo already won Ballon d’Or five times before and top contender running to win this record sixth time.
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