Lionel Messi
The Balloon d'Or 2009 was the 54th and final edition of the football prize organized by the French magazine France Football. The award was won by Argentine Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona).
The jury was composed of:
The results of the vote were published in France Football edition 3321 on December 1, 2009.
Voting procedure Each jury chose the top five players from a shortlist of fifty players. The player in the first place got five points, the second choice four points and so on. That way, 1440 points were divided, 480 points were the maximum number of points a player could achieve (in the case of a 96-member jury). Result Trivia
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