award given by FIFA to the male player considered to have
performed the best in the previous calendar year. It is
awarded based on the votes from national team
coaches and captains, as well as journalists from around
the world.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or award
for the world’s best player for the fifth time after winning it
again yesterday.
The vote counts are as follows:
Leonel Messi – Barcelona – 41.33% – First Position
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid forward – 27.76% 2nd
Position
Neymar – Barcelona – 7.86% – Third Position.
For the past eight years only Messi and Ronaldo, has been
winning the awards.
Previous Ballon d’Or winners
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo
2012: Lionel Messi
2011: Lionel Messi
2010: Lionel Messi
2009: Lionel Messi
2008: Cristiano Ronaldo
2007: Kaka
2006: Fabio Cannavaro
2005: Ronaldinho
2004: Andriy Shevchenko
2003: Pavel Nedved
Other Awards won the same day:
United States midfielder Carli Lloyd, who scored a hat-trick
in the World Cup final, won the women’s award.
England coach Mark Sampson was beaten to the women’s
football coach of the year award by USA boss Jill Ellis.
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