Cristiano Ronaldo came into second place while Xavi Hernández finished third in the poll results released by France Football.
Results of the Ballon d'Or:
1. Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona), 473 points.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), 233.
3. Xavi (Spain, FC Barcelona), 170.
4. Andrés Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona), 149.
5. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, Inter Milan), 75.
6. Kaka (Brazil, Real Madrid), 58.
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, FC Barcelona), 50.
8. Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United), 35.
9. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea), 33.
10. Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool), 32.
11. Fernando Torres (Spain, Liverpool), 22.
12. Cesc Fàbregas (Spain, Arsenal), 13.
13. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia, Wolfsburg), 12.
14. Ryan Giggs (Wales, Manchester United), 11.
15. Thierry Henry (France, FC Barcelona), 9.
16. Luis Fabiano (Brazil, FC Sevilla) 8.
(tie) Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United), 8.
(tie) Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid), 8.
19. Diego Forlán (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid), 7.
20. Yoann Gourcuff (France, Bordeaux), 6.
21. Andrei Arshavin (Russia, Arsenal), 5.
(tie) Julio Cesar (Brazil, Inter), 5.
(tie) Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea), 5.
24. Maicon (Brazil, Inter), 4.
25. Diego (Brazil, Juventus), 3.
26. David Villa (Spain, Valencia)
(tie) John Terry (England, Chelsea), 2.
28. Franck Ribéry (France, Bayern Munich), 1.
(tie) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, FC Barcelone), 1.
30. Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid), 0.
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