The Argentina superstar, Lionel Messi has won his sixth award as 2019 player of the year, beating his arch-rivals – Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Didier Drogba, the Ivorian football legend and former Chelsea star called out Messi as the favourite and winner of the award on Monday in Paris, France.
Others were Virgil van Dijk who was the runner up and followed immediately by Christiano Ronaldo, and Senegalese Sadio Mane in the fourth position.
In his speech, Messi appreciated the journalists for voting for him to win the prize and also extended his thanks to his teammates from the club who contributed to…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
