Alex Morgan Finished Third In Voting
This is the fourth trophy that Rapinoe has won in 2019. Leading the USA with six goals in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Megan Rapinoe won the Ballon d’Or as soccer’s Women’s Player of the Year.
Megan Rapinoe added yet another trophy to her collection when she won the Ballon d’Or on Monday, December 2. Rapinoe has also won Best FIFA Women’s Player, the Golden Ball and Golden Boot from this summer’s World Cup.
The US Women’s National team standout won the award, given to the best male and female players of the calendar year over England’s Lucy Bronze and teammate Alex Morgan. Rose Lavelle and Tobin Heath finished eighth and 13th out of the 20 players.
Lucy Bronze finished second and Alex Morgan took third.
Rapinoe led the U.S. to repeat World Cup winners. She scored six goals in as many matches.
During an interview with France Football, the organizers of the Ballon d’Or, Rapinoe asked Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to join her in speaking out against racism and sexism.
Lionel Messi Won His 6th Ballon d’Or
For Messi fans, yes, he won the great honor, again. FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or for a record sixth time. The Ballon d’Or is one of the sport’s most prestigious individual awards and was previously FIFA’s award for the best players of the year from 2010 to 2015.
The award was created in 1956 by France Football, a French weekly magazine focused on soccer.
In 2018, the Ballon d’Or was awarded to female players for the first time, with Olympique Lyonnais’ Ada Hegerberg the inaugural winner.
