- The Ballon d’Or standings are currently being published by France Football.
- Ter Stegen finished in 24th place along with Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly.
- Antoine Griezmann takes 18th place in the ranking.
- Frenkie de Jong finished in 11th place, missing out on top 10.
The 2019 Ballon d’Or Standings are currently being made official by France Football, the outled that hands the award. Barca’s goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was included in the 30-man shortlist for the award and now France Football announce that he finished in the 24th place, which he shares with Napoli’s defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
https://twitter.com/francefootball/status/1201539936727511041
What’s interesting is that Hugo Lloris finished in 23rd, one position above the German goalkeeper despite having a worse season. Ter Stegen helped Barca reach the Champions League semifinals and win La Liga while Lloris reached the CL final but lost it while finishing only inside top 4 in the Premier League.
Antoine Griezmann finishes in 18th place. It should be mentioned that the Frenchman has been nominated for the award in part for his accomplishments at Atletico Madrid in the last half of the 2018-19 season. The 28-year-old joined Barca over the summer for 120 million euros.
https://twitter.com/francefootball/status/1201546328922345473
Frenkie de Jong officially finished in 11th place in the 2019 Ballon d’Or standings, one position short of entering the top 10. The Dutchman has been nominated for the award partly for his achievements for Ajax in the second part of the 2018-19 season. The midfielder helped the Dutch side win the league as well as reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Ballon d’Or results (live updates):
28= Joao Felix (Benfica – Atletico Madrid)
28= Marquinhos (PSG)
28= Donny van de Beek (Ajax)
26= Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
26= Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)
24= Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
24= Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
23. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
22. Son Heung-min (Tottenham)
20= Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
20= Dusan Tadic (Ajax)
19. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
18. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid – Barcelona)
17. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
16. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
15. Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax – Juventus)
14. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
13. Eden Hazard (Chelsea – Real Madrid)
12. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
11. Frenkie De Jong (Ajax – Barcelona)
This also means that Leo Messi makes it into the top 10 least, as he is expected to win the award this season.
Here are the top 10 finalists (in alphabetical order)
Alisson (Liverpool), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
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