Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe <br />Named 2019 Ballon d'Or Winners.<br />Messi won the Ballon d'Or <br />for a record sixth time.<br />while Rapinoe was named the second ever women's Ballon d'Or winner.<br />The 64th annual ceremony recognizing the best <br />player in the world took place on Monday in Paris.<br />Messi beat Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo.<br />who has been awarded the <br />Ballon d'Or five times.<br />Messi, who has not won since 2015, scored 51 goals <br />for Barcelona and five goals for Argentina in 2019.<br />Rapinoe led the U.S. Women's team to the 2019 World Cup title this summer.<br />Rapinoe won the Golden Ball, recognizing the <br />best player of the World Cup.<br />and the Golden Boot, leading the tournament in scoring with six goals.<br />Rapinoe beat England's Lucy Bronze and her teammate Alex Morgan to win the 2019 Ballon d'Or
