2009 Ballon d'Or


The 2009 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009.
Messi won the award by a then record margin, 240 points ahead of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Xavi was the second Barcelona player in the top three, finishing a further 63 points behind Ronaldo. Messi's win made him the first Argentine-born player to win the award since Omar Sívori in 1961; however, Sívori had taken Italian citizenship by that time and is recognised to have won the Ballon d'Or as an Italian player.

Rankings

RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints
1Lionel Messi Barcelona473
2Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United
Real Madrid		233
3Xavi Barcelona170
4Andrés Iniesta Barcelona149
5Samuel Eto'o Barcelona
Internazionale		75
6Kaká Milan
Real Madrid		58
7Zlatan Ibrahimović Internazionale
Barcelona		50
8Wayne Rooney Manchester United35
9Didier Drogba Chelsea33
10Steven Gerrard Liverpool32
11Fernando Torres Liverpool22
12Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal13
13Edin Džeko VfL Wolfsburg12
14Ryan Giggs Manchester United11
15Thierry Henry Barcelona9
16Luís Fabiano Sevilla8
16Nemanja Vidić Manchester United8
16Iker Casillas Real Madrid8
19Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid7
20Yoann Gourcuff Bordeaux6
21Andrey Arshavin Arsenal5
21Júlio César Internazionale5
21Frank Lampard Chelsea5
24Maicon Internazionale4
25Diego Werder Bremen
Juventus		3
26David Villa Valencia2
26John Terry Chelsea2
28Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich1
28Yaya Touré Barcelona1

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