![B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. 10 years later, he has five 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/rKgKN5hq6S" / Twitter B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. 10 years later, he has five 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/rKgKN5hq6S" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKsPiSbWkAEpEfL.jpg:large)
B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or. 10 years later, he has five 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/rKgKN5hq6S" / Twitter
![Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the 2009 Ballon d' Or trophy in Paris December 6, 2009. Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon d'Or by the French magazine France Football. REUTERS/Benoit Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the 2009 Ballon d' Or trophy in Paris December 6, 2009. Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon d'Or by the French magazine France Football. REUTERS/Benoit](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2FC54/barcelona-soccer-player-lionel-messi-of-argentina-kisses-the-2009-ballon-dor-trophy-in-paris-december-6-2009-messi-was-awarded-the-2009-ballon-dor-by-the-french-magazine-france-football-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-sport-soccer-2D2FC54.jpg)
Barcelona soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the 2009 Ballon d' Or trophy in Paris December 6, 2009. Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon d'Or by the French magazine France Football. REUTERS/Benoit
![B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Leo Messi won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/gPb9W8oA0b" / Twitter B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Leo Messi won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/gPb9W8oA0b" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtU4IgRX4AAgNWo.jpg:large)
B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Leo Messi won his first Ballon d'Or 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 https://t.co/gPb9W8oA0b" / Twitter
![B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Leo Messi won his first Ballon d'Or beating second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo by 240 points. 12 years later, Messi has his seventh 🤩 https://t.co/kTuJyYHxSY" / B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Leo Messi won his first Ballon d'Or beating second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo by 240 points. 12 years later, Messi has his seventh 🤩 https://t.co/kTuJyYHxSY" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FFhThfHX0AAm3aR.jpg:large)
B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2009, Leo Messi won his first Ballon d'Or beating second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo by 240 points. 12 years later, Messi has his seventh 🤩 https://t.co/kTuJyYHxSY" /
![FC Barcelona on Twitter: "#OnThisDay | December 1, 2009 10 years ago today, a 22-year-old phenom named Lionel #Messi was awarded his first Ballon d'Or. It would not be his last. 🐐 FC Barcelona on Twitter: "#OnThisDay | December 1, 2009 10 years ago today, a 22-year-old phenom named Lionel #Messi was awarded his first Ballon d'Or. It would not be his last. 🐐](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKsJXc-WkAAAAxH.jpg:large)