Lionel MessiBarcelona and Argentina winger/striker Lionel Messi is your 2009 Ballon d'Or winner scoring a total of 473 points, the greatest margin ever recorded in the history of this famous competition. Portugal winger/forward Cristiano Ronaldo was placed 2nd with 233 points and rounding off 3rd place with 170 points, Spain and Barcelona midfielder, Xavi Hernandez.
This is Messi's first Ballon d'Or trophy, respectively taking 3rd and 2nd place in 2007 and 2008. Messi is also the youngest player to win the award since Michael Owen took home the trophy in 2001.
Messi is the first registered Argentine to win the Ballon d'Or since Omar Sivori won the award in 1961, but he was a registed Italian at the time of his triumph.
Cheers.
JC.
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