Messi Takes 2009 Ballon D'Or in Landslide

The Ballon D'Or winner was announced and 2009's number one player was Lionel Messi, Argentinean phenomenon currently playing for Barcelona.

Here is the order of players

1. Lionel Messi - 473 points
2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 233 points
3. Xavi - 170 points
4. Andres Iniesta - 149 points
5. Samuel Eto'o - 75 points
6. Kaka - 58 points
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 50 points
8. Wayne Rooney - 35 points
9. Didier Drogba - 33 points
10. Steven Gerrard - 32 points

Messi is the first Argentinean to win the famed trophy, and he won it by a landslide, last years winner Cristiano Ronaldo had no chance after Messi won the treble with Barcelona last year.

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