Lionel Messi wins men’s award for record eighth time, Aitana Bonmati top women’s player
Aitana Bonmati and Lionel Messi each won the Golden Ball as the tournament's MVP en route to lifting the World Cup trophy in the past year.
Full Ballon d'Or men's ranking 1-30
1: Lionel Messi (PSG, Inter Miami & Argentina)
2: Erling Haaland (Man City & Norway)
3: Kylian Mbappe (PSG & France)
4: Kevin De Bruyne (Man City & Belgium)
5: Rodri (Man City & Spain)
6: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid & Brazil)
7: Julian Alvarez (Man City & Argentina)
8: Victor Osimhen (Napoli & Nigeria)
9: Bernardo Silva (Man City & Portugal)
10: Luka Modric (Real Madrid & Croatia)
11: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
12: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona & Poland)
13: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla, Al Hilal & Morocco)
14: Ilkay Gundogan (Man City, Barcelona & Germany)
15: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa & Argentina)
16: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, Al Ittihad & France)
17: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli & Georgia)
18: Jude Bellingham (Dortmund, Real Madrid & England)
19: Harry Kane (Spurs, Bayern Munich & England)
20: Lautaro Martinez (Inter & Argentina)
21: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid & France)
22: Kim Min-jae (Napoli, Bayern Munich & South Korea)
23: Andre Onana (Inter, Man Utd & Cameroon)
24: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal & England)
25: Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig, Man City & Croatia)
26: Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich & Germany)
27: Nicolo Barella (Inter & Italy)
28= Martin Odegaard (Arsenal & Norway)
28= Randal Kolo Muani (PSG & France)
30: Ruben Dias (Man City & Portugal)
Messi doesn't know when he'll retire
While on stage after winning the award, Lionel Messi was asked whether he has any plans for retirement, responding that he didn't know "how much longer" he would continue playing football.