The votes are in
Messi secured a record sixth Ballon d’Or gong on Monday, pipping Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to the prize by 686 points to 679.
The prize is based on one journalist per country submitting a list of their top five players, which makes for an overwhelming number of entries.
With that in mind, we’ve watered it down to the top 22 UEFA nations by country coefficient, adding in Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for good measure.
Austria
Journalist: Walter Kowatsch-Schwarz (Freelance)
1. Sadio Mane
2. Lionel Messi
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Virgil van Dijk
5. Mohamed Salah
Belgium
Journalist: Frederic Larsimont (Le Soir)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Mohamed Salah
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Eden Hazard
Croatia
Journalist: Zdravko Reic (Jutarnji List)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Alisson Becker
3. Sergio Aguero
4. Virgil van Dijk
5. Kylian Mbappe
Cyprus
Journalist: Michel Gavrielides (Cytavision)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Sadio Mane
3. Frenkie de Jong
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Robert Lewandowski
Czech Republic
Journalist: Stanislav Hrabe (Ruik Football)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Kylian Mbappe
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Robert Lewandowski
Denmark
Journalist: Troels Bager Thogersen (Tipsbladet)
1. Lionel Messi
2. Virgil van Dijk
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Raheem Sterling
5. Sadio Mane
England
Journalist: Henry Winter (The Times)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Raheem Sterling
5. Alisson Becker
France
Journalist: Pascal Ferré (France Football)
1. Sadio Mane
2. Lionel Messi
3. Virgil van Dijk
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Bernardo Silva
Germany
Journalist: Karl-Heinz Wild (Kicker)
1. Robert Lewandowski
2. Sadio Mane
3. Virgil van Dijk
4. Kylian Mbappe
5. Lionel Messi
Greece
Journalist: Manos Staramopoulos (Dimokratia)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Sadio Mane
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Lionel Messi
5. Son Heung-min
Italy
Journalist: Paolo Condo (Sky Sport and Gazzetta dello Sport)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Frenkie de Jong
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Lionel Messi
5. Sadio Mane
Netherlands
Journalist: Frans van den Nieuwenhof (Voetbal International)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Frenkie de Jong
5. Alisson Becker
Northern Ireland
Journalist: Darren Fullerton (Daily Mirror)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Sadio Mane
5. Matthijs de Ligt
Norway
Journalist: Lars Tjaernaas (Aftenposten)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Raheem Sterling
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Sadio Mane
Portugal
Journalist: Joaquim Rita (SIC)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Sadio Mane
3. Lionel Messi
4. Virgil van Dijk
5. Bernardo Silva
Republic of Ireland
Journalist: Paul Kelly (Freelance)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Sadio Mane
3. Lionel Messi
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
5. Bernardo Silva
Russia
Journalist: Konstantin Kletchev (Match TV)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
2. Virgil van Dijk
3. Lionel Messi
4. Bernardo Silva
5. Sadio Mane
Scotland
Journalist: John Greechan (Scottish Daily Mail)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Kevin De Bruyne
5. Matthijs de Ligt
Serbia
Journalist: Vladimir Novakovic (Sportklub)
1. Lionel Messi
2. Alisson Becker
3. Robert Lewandowski
4. Dusan Tadic
5. Riyad Mahrez
Spain
Journalist: Alfredo Relano (AS)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Lionel Messi
4. Sadio Mane
5. Kylian Mbappe
Sweden
Journalist: Anders Bengtsson (Offside)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Lionel Messi
3. Raheem Sterling
4. Alisson Becker
5. Sadio Mane
Switzerland
Journalist: Christophe Cerf (Radio Television Suisse)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Bernardo Silva
3. Lionel Messi
4. Robert Lewandowski
5. Frenkie de Jong
Turkey
Journalist: Fatih Dogan (Sabah Daily Newspaper)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Kylian Mbappe
4. Mohamed Salah
5. Lionel Messi
Ukraine
Journalist: Igor Linnyk (Footclub)
1. Virgil van Dijk
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Mohamed Salah
4. Lionel Messi
5. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
Wales
Journalist: Paul Abbandonato (Media Wales)
1. Lionel Messi
2. Virgil van Dijk
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Mohamed Salah
5. Matthijs de Ligt
