Lionel Messi certainly thinks that his Ballon d'Or record will be broken in future

Barcelona star Lionel Messi won his career’s sixth Ballon d’Or on Monday, December 2, 2019 in Paris. Argentine overtook his arch rival Cristia Ronaldo, who has won five Ballon d’Or awards in total. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was runner up at this year’s award ceremony, while Cristia Ronaldo finished third in Ballon d’Or rankings.

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Ballon d'Or 2019: Lionel Messi feels that records are meant to be broken

Lionel Messi was asked by media on possibility of any footballer winning as many Ballon d’Ors as him. Messi stated that he did t kw which player will win more Ballon d’Ors than him, but someone will definitely overtake him. Messi was quick to exclaim that records are meant to be broken.

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Ballon d'Or 2019: Lionel Messi had also won his record sixth European Golden Boot 

Lionel Messi had scored 51 goals in 50 games last season, making him most favourable choice for Ballon d’Or. He won LaLiga with Barcelona, while also clinching his sixth European Boot for scoring most goals in Europe’s top five leagues. His closest challenger for award was Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, who won UEFA Champions League last season. He was also crowned as UEFA Player of year.

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Ballon d'Or 2019: Lionel Messi felt proud after winning award for sixth time

Messi was also asked about his thoughts on winning accolade for sixth time. He commented that it was unimaginable for him to win one, let alone six. He felt that it is a joy to win six Ballon d’Ors and he felt proud of it. Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d’Or in 2009 when Barcelona won a treble that season. He went on to win award consecutively for next three years (2010-2012) for his amazing performance at club level. He won his fifth Ballon d’Or in 2015 when Barcelona won treble again.

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