![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" /
![UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DP9SEExXUAE2VFK.jpg)
UEFA Champions League on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 2009, Leo Messi - then only 22 - won the Ballon d'Or award for the first time. 🏆💪 #UCL https://t.co/NSair1Aunn" / Twitter
![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
![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)
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. 🐐
![Lionel Messi receives the 2009 European Footballer Of The Year (Ballon d'Or) award Paris, France - 06.12.09 Stock Photo - Alamy Lionel Messi receives the 2009 European Footballer Of The Year (Ballon d'Or) award Paris, France - 06.12.09 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C291EW/lionel-messi-receives-the-2009-european-footballer-of-the-year-ballon-C291EW.jpg)
Lionel Messi receives the 2009 European Footballer Of The Year (Ballon d'Or) award Paris, France - 06.12.09 Stock Photo - Alamy
![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
![Barcelona's soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the 2009 Ballon d 'Or trophy in Paris December 6, 2009. The award was presented by the French magazine France Football. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE SPORT Barcelona's soccer player Lionel Messi of Argentina kisses the 2009 Ballon d 'Or trophy in Paris December 6, 2009. The award was presented by the French magazine France Football. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE SPORT](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7JXPE/barcelonas-soccer-player-lionel-messi-of-argentina-kisses-the-2009-ballon-dor-trophy-in-paris-december-6-2009-the-award-was-presented-by-the-french-magazine-france-football-reutersbenoit-tessier-france-sport-soccer-2E7JXPE.jpg)