Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the inaugural Fifa Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Zurich.
Messi, 23, won the prize - a merger of the Fifa Player of the Year prize and Ballon d'Or - ahead of his Barca team-mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi.
"I'm surprised to win but pleased to be here with my friends," said Messi, who won the two separate awards last year.
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In the future, they should change the name of the FIFA Ballon D'or to the "messi of the year" award.
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Guti: “Messi or Cristiano? Messi, without a doubt. He’s more decisive in key matches. It’s not that one’s better than the other, but Cristiano needs to start exerting more of an influence for Real in crunch games. Mourinho is a great coach who has really got things going at Real. He’s improved their play and created a calmer, more peaceful atmosphere within the club. Even if Real didn’t win anything, I suspect that they’d still hang on to Mourinho."
ksibor 2 months ago 12