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    Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or 2021 award
    Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or

    Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or 2021 award

    By Rajdeep Saha
    Nov 30, 2021
    02:25 am

    What's the story

    The biggest names in world football gathered for the prestigious Ballon d'Or 2021 ceremony in Paris.

    Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or 2021 - his seventh crown.

    Messi edged past Robert Lewandowski and Jorginho.

    Meanwhile, Barcelona women's 27-year-old mid-fielder Alexia Putellas bagged the Women's Ballon d'Or.

    The best men's player and women's player were adjudged after voting by journalists from around the world.

    Crown

    Lionel Messi wins seventh Ballon d'Or crown

    Messi, who has won a record six Ballon d'Ors, has claimed a seventh award.

    The Argentine superstar netted 38 goals in the 2020-21 season, including the most in La Liga (30).

    He helped Barca win the Copa del Rey.

    Messi saw Argentina win the Copa America honor.

    He bagged the Player of the Tournament and the Golden Boot at the Copa America.

    Twitter Post

    Ballon d'Or 2021 winner

    HERE IS THE WINNER!

    SEVEN BALLON D’OR FOR LIONEL MESSI! #ballondor pic.twitter.com/U2SywJmruC

    — Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) November 29, 2021

    Duo

    Lewandowski and Jorginho finish second and third respectively

    Lewandowski bagged the second position ahead of third-placed Jorginho.

    The Polish international has bagged the most goals in European club football since the 2019-20 season to date.

    Chelsea's Jorginho finished third despite winning the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup.

    He also won the Euro 2020 with Italy.

    In August, he won UEFA Men's Player of the Year 2020-21.

    Ronaldo

    Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo finishes sixth

    Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the sixth spot.

    Ronaldo scored 36 goals in all competitions for Juventus last season.

    On the international stage, Ronaldo became the first player to score at five Euro finals.

    He finished as Euro 2020 top goal-scorer with five goals, moving him five clear of Michel Platini as the all-time leading scorer in European Championship history.

    Information

    Ballon d'Or rankings between 1-10 (men's)

    Here are the players who finished in the Top 10 for the Ballon d'Or award, 1) Lionel Messi 2) Robert Lewandowski 3) Jorginho 4) Karim Benzema 5) N'Golo Kante, 6) Cristiano Ronaldo 7) Mohamed Salah, 8) Kevin De Bruyne, 9) Kylian Mbappe, 10) Gianluigi Donnarumma

    11-30

    Ballon d'Or rankings between 11-30

    11) Erling Braut Haaland

    12) Romelu Lukaku

    13) Giorgio Chiellini

    14) Leonardo Bonucci

    15) Raheem Sterling

    16) Neymar

    17) Luis Suarez

    18) Simon Kjaer

    19) Mason Mount

    20) Riyad Mahrez

    21) Bruno Fernandes

    21) Lautaro Martinez

    23) Harry Kane

    24) Pedri

    25) Phil Foden

    26) Gerard Moreno

    26) Ruben Dias

    26) Nicolo Barella

    29) Luka Modric

    29) Cesar Azpilicueta

    Pedri

    Pedri wins the Kopa Trophy

    France Football has also presented the Kopa Trophy to the best performing player under 21 years of age.

    Barcelona and Spain mid-fielder Pedri has won the Kopa Trophy for the best player under 21.

    Pedri played 73 times in the 2020-21 season for Barcelona, Spain, and the Spanish Olympic team.

    He made 52 appearances for Barca, scoring four goals.

    Twitter Post

    Kopa Trophy winner

    And the 2021 #tropheekopa is... @Pedri of @FCBarcelona_es !#ballondor pic.twitter.com/Bb84xEqUBY

    — Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) November 29, 2021

    Lewandowski

    Lewandowski wins Striker of the Year award

    Bayern ace Lewandowski scored 48 goals last season, helping his side win Bundesliga and DFL-Supercup.

    As per Sky Sports, Lewandowski has netted 73 goals in just 60 games for Bayern Munich since the start of last season.

    He had earlier won FIFA's and UEFA's Men's player of the Year awards in 2020.

    He scored nine goals in 11 appearances for Poland last season.

    Twitter Post

    Lewandowski is Striker of the Year

    The striker of the year award goes to… Robert Lewandowski ! 🦾 #ballondor pic.twitter.com/OEy9mlSjki

    — Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) November 29, 2021

    Information

    Gianluigi Donnarumma bags the Yashin Trophy

    Italy goal-keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma bagged the Yashin Trophy. He was named UEFA's Player of the Tournament for Euro 2020, becoming only the second keeper to win the award, after Peter Schmeichel in 1992. He helped Italy win the Euro 2020 crown.

    Twitter Post

    Yashin Trophy winner!

    The 2021 #tropheeyachine is... @gigiodonna1 🇪🇸 of @PSG_inside ! #ballondor" pic.twitter.com/IVGmTkEvr7

    — Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) November 29, 2021

    Putellas

    Barcelona's Putellas wins Women's Ballon d'Or

    Putellas is the third ever Women's Ballon d'Or winner.

    Putellas was one of five Barcelona women footballers nominated after their first Champions League triumph, as well as winning the Primera Division title.

    Putellas ended the season as the highest-scoring mid-fielder in Europe with 26 goals in all competitions.

    She was named UEFA's Women's Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year.

    Twitter Post

    2021 Women's Ballon d'Or winner

    Alexia Putellas is your 2021 Women's #ballondor! pic.twitter.com/DJLB2YNObL

    — Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@francefootball) November 29, 2021

    Women's

    Women's Ballon d'Or: Top 10 players

    1) Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain)

    2) Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona, Spain)

    3) Sam Kerr (Chelsea, Australia)

    4) Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal, Netherlands)

    5) Lieke Martens (Barcelona, Netherlands)

    6) Christine Sinclair (Portland Thorns, Canada)

    7) Pernille Harder (Chelsea, Denmark)

    8) Ashley Lawrence (PSG, Canada)

    9) Jessie Fleming (Chelsea, Canada)

    10) Fran Kirby (Chelsea, England)

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