Yearender: Top 10 world sports news events in 2019

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2019 shows the Men's 2019 Ballon d'Or winner Barcelona forward Lionel Messi posing with six Ballon d'Or trophies he won in his career so far during the ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. Argentina's Lionel Messi was named 2019 FIFA Player of the Year on September 23, beating Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 32-year-old Barcelona forward also won a record sixth Ballon d'Or title in December. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)