Messi wins World Player of the Year award

Messi was on a three-man shortlist with Barca team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta but, despite Spain’s World Cup triumph, the Argentina forward came out on top in the voting.

He becomes the first winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or, which merges France Football magazine’s European Footballer of the Year prize with the FIFA World Player of the Year. The awards were based on the votes of the coaches and captains of national sides as well as global journalists.

Messi scored more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues in 2010, with 42 goals in 36 La Liga games, as well as finishing top scorer in the Champions League in 2010 with 12 goals in 12 games.
He totalled 60 goals for the year for club and country.

Posted: at 10-01-2011 08:45 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Congrats Merciless messi !!!

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Posted: at 10-01-2011 10:15 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

this award belong to sneijder not messi

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Posted: at 10-01-2011 10:20 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

He neva deserved it. It should have been given to xavi cos of his contributions in d world cup and we all know wen its a world cup year, the world best award is given to the person who performed well in the world cup in which messi didn't even play anything. It shows that sepp blatter and fifa are nothing but corrupt.

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Posted: at 10-01-2011 10:42 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

He neva deserved it. It should have been given to xavi cos of his contributions in d world cup and we all know wen its a world cup year, the world best award is given to the person who performed well in the world cup in which messi didn't even play anything and which in my opinion was sneidjer. It shows that sepp blatter and fifa are nothing but corrupt.

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Posted: at 10-01-2011 10:46 PM (13 years ago) | Hero

he deserved it

Posted: at 10-01-2011 11:25 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

I thought of snijder or messi 2 win . But messi won.
He is very good . Is not a mistake.

Posted: at 10-01-2011 11:53 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Yea i think messi deserve it,but i would prefer if the ballon d'or gose to xavi becos he has brought new style to the world of football...

Posted: at 11-01-2011 12:07 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

UP BARCELONA FOR LIFE

Posted: at 11-01-2011 01:13 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

OH BOY, THIS ONE NA PASHAL, NA Andres Iniesta OR Xavi THEY SURPOSE GIVERM TO NOT MESSI. THEY NO DOAM WELL OHHHHHHHHHHH

Posted: at 11-01-2011 05:31 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie