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Ballon d'Or Rankings 'Leaked' on Twitter Ahead of Monday's Award Ceremony




An Image seems to appear to be 'leaked' the image contains the results of voting for Ballon d'Or 2019 which emerged on Twitter, showing Star Lionel Messi as the clear winner.



Voting for the annual award has long-since been concluded, and the official result for the confirmation of the winner will be announced on Monday at France Football's award ceremony in Paris.

It's expected to be a two-horse race between Barcelona star Lionel Messi and the Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, and alleged leaks, coming

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on social media via Twitter. The image shows Messi as the winner, with about 446 votes while Van Dijk has 382 votes, The Dutchman's Liverpool counterpart Mohamed Salah comes in third on 179 votes.

the discovery is still yet on unclear just how much substance there is to be a leak. The document is said to have come from an 'anonymous source,'



and with no definitive indication that it is official, that is this could easily have been faked simply to generate engagement.

But having said that, if the results did end up the same way, it would come as no real surprise. Messi is expected to win the award after

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following up a stellar 2018/19 season with ten goals in 13 appearances for his club.

The Liverpool man Van Dijk, meanwhile influence the defensive immeasurable which drove his club to become champion of Europe last season

but his performance drops off ever-so-slightly, granting Messi the initiative.



He would be a worthy winner if he was to upset the apple-cart, but his side lost just one League game in the 2018/19 league, and have

started 2018/20 with a bang, sitting 11 points clear of the defending champions Mancity at the 14 game mark.

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The same could be said for Salah and Sadio Mané, who each hold positions in the top five according to the leak, either side of Cristiano

Ronaldo - the four-time winner set for his lowest ranking since 2010 start to life at Juventus that is indifferent by his own standards.


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