Lionel Messi said he had achieved the "unthinkable" after winning the sixth men's Ballon d'Or of his career at a ceremony in Paris on Monday.
The Barcelona superstar edged Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk in second and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo in third to set yet another new benchmark:
ESPN UKOFFICIAL: #BallondOr top 10 1) Messi 2) Van Dijk 3) Ronaldo 4) Mane 5) Salah 6) Mbappe 7) Alisson 8) Lewandowski 9) Bernardo 10) Mahrez https://t.co/eFCgejIvqy
Get French Football NewsLionel Messi becomes the first player in footballing history to win the Ballon D'Or 6 times (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019).