The 2019 Ballon d'Or (French: ''Ballon d'Or'') was the 64th annual ceremony of the

Ballon d'Or The Ballon d'Or (; ) is an annual football award presented by French news magazine ''France Football'' since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year (fo ...

, presented by

France Football ''France Football'' is a French weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world. It is considered to be one of the most reputable sports publications in Europe, mostly because of its photographic reports, in-depth and exclusiv ...

, and recognising the best footballers in the world for 2019. Lionel Messi won the men's award for a record sixth time in his career.

Ballon d'Or

The nominees for the awards were announced on 6 November 2019.

Ballon d'Or Féminin

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States national team. Winner of the Ballon d ...

won the 2019 Ballon d'Or Féminin for best female player in the world.

Kopa Trophy

Matthijs de Ligt Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bayern Munich and the Netherlands national team. De Ligt made his debut for Ajax's senior team in September 2016 in a cup game again ...

won the 2019 Kopa Trophy for the best player in the world under the age of 21.

Yashin Trophy

Alisson won the inaugural Yashin Trophy as the best goalkeeper in the world in 2019.

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...