Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or
award on Monday as an expected and deserved reward for his astonishing 91-goal
year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.
Just 25 years old, Messi has now been voted the world's
best player for an unprecedented fourth straight year as the outstanding talent
of his generation.
Messi beat his great rival
Cristiano Ronaldo of
Spanish champion Real Madrid and Barcelona teammate
Andres Iniesta, who starred
as Spain won the 2012 European Championship.
This is a really important award. He actually broke the record for
most consecutive FIFA awards won.
Messi's fourth award lifted him above
three-time FIFA
winners Zinedine Zidane of France and Brazil's Ronaldo. The
old Ballon d'Or trophy for players in Europe was won three times by France
great Michel Platini, and Netherlands forwards Johan Cruyff and Marco van
Basten.
award on Monday as an expected and deserved reward for his astonishing 91-goal
year for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.
Just 25 years old, Messi has now been voted the world's
best player for an unprecedented fourth straight year as the outstanding talent
of his generation.
Messi beat his great rival
Cristiano Ronaldo of
Spanish champion Real Madrid and Barcelona teammate
Andres Iniesta, who starred
as Spain won the 2012 European Championship.
This is a really important award. He actually broke the record for
most consecutive FIFA awards won.
Messi's fourth award lifted him above
three-time FIFA
winners Zinedine Zidane of France and Brazil's Ronaldo. The
old Ballon d'Or trophy for players in Europe was won three times by France
great Michel Platini, and Netherlands forwards Johan Cruyff and Marco van
Basten.
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