The winner of the 2021 Ballon d’Or has been announced, with Mohamed Salah’s place also decided.
The Liverpool forward was one of 30 nominees for the prestigious award, which was hosted for the first time since 2019 because of the pandemic.
Virgil van Dijk came close to winning the award the last time it was held two years ago, but was beaten by winner Lionel Messi and had to settle for runner up.
Salah was also nominated in 2019, but had to settle for a top five spot and it was a similar story for the Egyptian this year.
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Salah finished seventh in the overall rankings, behind Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo who was ranked sixth.
Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi won the award for a seventh time, ahead of second placed Robert Lewandowski.
Here is the complete list of where each player stands in the Ballon d’Or rankings:
=29. Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
=29. Luke Modric (Real Madrid)
=26. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan)
=26. Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
=26. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
25. Phil Foden (Manchester City)
24. Pedri (Barcelona)
23. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
=21. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)
=21. Bruno Ferdnandes (Manchester United)
20. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
19. Mason Mount (Chelsea)
18. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)
17. Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid)
16. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
15. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
14. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus)
13. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
12. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea)
11. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
10. Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain)
9. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
8. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
7. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
5. N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
3. Jorginho (Chelsea)
2. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
