191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophies during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophies during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Bayern Munich s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski R and his wife Anne Lewandowska arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Hosts Sandy Heribert R and Didier Drogba arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Megan Rapinoe of the United States is seen on the screen after she awarded as the best female soccer player during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Real Madrid s Croatian midfielder and last year s Ballon d Or Luka Modric arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Liverpool s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk and his wife Rike Nooitgedagt L arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt L and his girlfriend Annekee Molenaar arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Former Barcelona forward Hristo Stoichkov 1st L, Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi 3rd L and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo 2nd L arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Former Barcelona forward Hristo Stoichkov 1st L, Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi 3rd L and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo 2nd L arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt L and his girlfriend Annekee Molenaar arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt R receives the Kopa trophy for best U21, U 21 player of the world from the former laureate Paris Saint-Germain s French forward Kylian Mbappe during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt reacts after winning the Kopa trophy for best U21, U 21 player of the world during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Real Madrid s Croatian midfielder and last year s Ballon d Or winner Luka Modric L gives his trophy to Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophies during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacts with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophies during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Real Madrid s Croatian midfielder and last year s Ballon d Or Luka Modric arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophies during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacts with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi poses with the trophy during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Real Madrid s Croatian midfielder and last year s Ballon d Or winner Luka Modric L gives his trophy to Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi L arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi L arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Liverpool s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker reacts after winning the Yachine trophy for best goalkeeper of the world during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Juventus Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt reacts after winning the Kopa trophy for best U21, U 21 player of the world during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Liverpool s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker reacts after winning the Yachine trophy for best goalkeeper of the world during the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Paris Saint-Germain s French forward Kylian Mbappe arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Bayern Munich s Polish forward Robert Lewandowski R and his wife Anne Lewandowska arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Liverpool s Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker L and his wife Natalia Loewe arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Liverpool s Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk and his wife Rike Nooitgedagt L arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Paris Saint-Germain s French forward Kylian Mbappe arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Barcelona s French forward Antoine Griezmann arrives to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

191203 -- PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 Xinhua -- Hosts Sandy Heribert R and Didier Drogba arrive to attend the Ballon d Or 2019 awards ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Dec. 2, 2019. Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua SPFRANCE-PARIS-SOCCER-BALLON D OR 2019 AWARDS PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN