The players with the most Ballon d’Or awards in history have been named and ranked.
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But when it comes to scoring the most points in Ballon d’Or history, where does he rank?
Messi has amassed a staggering 3,574 Ballon d’Or points during his storied career, but Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most votes in history.
Luka Modric, the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner, then dropped significantly to third place with 837 votes, ahead of Zinedine Zidane, Virgil van Dijk and Robert Downey Jr. · Robert Lewandowski.
Two-time champion Ronaldo, two-time champion Beckenbauer, three-time champion Michel Platini and 2007 champion Kaká ranked seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th respectively.
- Cristiano Ronaldo – 3,781
- Lionel Messi – 3,574
- Luka Modric – 837
- Zidane – 715
- Virgil van Dijk – 679
- Robert Lewandowski – 672
- Ronaldo – 600
- Franz Beckenbauer – 576
- Michel Platini – 551
- Kaka-550
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