On Monday in Zurich, Messi received the Ballon d'Or, given
to the world's best player, for a fantastic 2015. Messi scored 57 goals and had
22 assists, beating out Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (54 goals, 17 assists)
and Barca teammate Neymar (44 goals, 13 goals). Messi won FIFA World Player of
the Year in 2009 before it was merged with France Football's Ballon d'Or in
2010 to start the current Ballon d'Or award.
Either Messi or Ronaldo, who became a three-time winner last year, have won the past eight awards.
It comes as no surprise that Messi won. He was the heavy
favorite all along, and FIFA even appeared to have leaked the result of Messi winning last week.
Messi finished with over 41 percent of the votes, while
Ronaldo had 27 percent.
Some
may think that Messi being injured towards the end of last season would hurt
him, but the award is specifically for achievements from November 22, 2014 to
November 20, 2015. After winning six trophies in 2015, this is the icing on the
cake for the awe-inspiring Argentine.
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