The 2019 recipient of the highly-prestigious Ballon d’Or award will be revealed tonight as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil van Dijk compete for top billing.
The 2019 Ballon d’or will be the 64th annual ceremony of the balloon d’or,presented by France football, and recognizing the best footballer in the world for 2019.The winner will be announced in Paris on 2nd December 2019.
Stephen Gerrard believes Leo Messi doesn’t deserve to win the 2019 Ballon d’or award, with Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk being the former Reds Captain’s preferred choice.
When was the shortlist revealed?
France Football announced a 30-man shortlist in late October.
Who is in the shortlist?
| 1. | Sergio Aguero | Man City |
| 2. | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool |
| 3. | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal |
| 4. | Alisson Becker | Liverpool |
| 5. | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| 6. | Keviin De Bruyne | Man City |
| 7. | Frenkie de Jong | Barcelona |
| 8. | Matthjis de Ligt | Juventus |
| 9. | Joao Felix | Atletico Madrid |
| 10. | Roberto Fimino | Liverpool |
| 11. | Antoine Griezmann | Barcelona |
| 12. | Eden Hazard | Real Madrid |
| 13. | Kalidou Koulibaly | Napoli |
| 14. | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| 15. | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham |
| 16. | Riyad Mahrez | Man City |
| 17. | Sadio Mane | Liverpool |
| 18. | Marquinhos | PSG |
| 19. | Kylian Mbappe | PSG |
| 20. | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 21. | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus |
| 22. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool |
| 23. | Bernardo Silva | Man City |
| 24. | Heung-min Son | Tottenham |
| 25. | Raheem Sterling | Man City |
| 26. | Dusan Tadic | Ajax |
| 27. | Marc-Andre Ter Stegen | Barcelona |
| 28. | Donny van de Beek | Ajax |
| 29. | Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool |
| 30. | Georginio Wijnaldum | Liverpool |
The 2019 Ballon d’Or contenders
