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Lionel Messi Wins FIFA World Player Of The Year Award
The Barcelona star beat off stiff competition to be crowned FIFA's World Player Of The Year...
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Dec 21, 2009 11:20:41 PM
Lionel Messi has capped a sensational 12 months in Barcelona colours by being crowned FIFA World Player Of The Year.
Messi, who described his presence at the FIFA Gala as "the culmination of a year that cannot be improved upon", has managed to indeed go one better, sealing the only title still evading him.
The diminutive Argentine beat off competition from the a host of the world’s best including team-mates Andreas Iniesta and Xavi, as well as Real Madrid stars Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Portuguese having already admitted that "he [Messi] will probably win the award".
The crown capped a quite incredible year for the 22-year-old Argentinian forward who, as a pivotal member of Pep Guardiola’s all conquering Barca squad, beat Estudiantes in FIFA’s Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to lift their sixth title in the last 12 months.
Messi will add FIFA’s prestigious title to pretty much every individual award in European football; having already been crowned UEFA Club Forward of the Year, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Champions League Top Scorer amongst a host of other individual titles.
Messi’s incredible achievements will go down as one of the most successful seasons ever endured by a single player in club football history.
The final five, with their voting points:
Rupert Fryer, Goal.com
Messi, who described his presence at the FIFA Gala as "the culmination of a year that cannot be improved upon", has managed to indeed go one better, sealing the only title still evading him.
The diminutive Argentine beat off competition from the a host of the world’s best including team-mates Andreas Iniesta and Xavi, as well as Real Madrid stars Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Portuguese having already admitted that "he [Messi] will probably win the award".
The crown capped a quite incredible year for the 22-year-old Argentinian forward who, as a pivotal member of Pep Guardiola’s all conquering Barca squad, beat Estudiantes in FIFA’s Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to lift their sixth title in the last 12 months.
Messi will add FIFA’s prestigious title to pretty much every individual award in European football; having already been crowned UEFA Club Forward of the Year, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Champions League Top Scorer amongst a host of other individual titles.
Messi’s incredible achievements will go down as one of the most successful seasons ever endured by a single player in club football history.
The final five, with their voting points:
| Player | Club | Country | Points | |
| Lionel Messi |  |  | 1,073 | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo |  /  |  | 352 | |
| Xavi | |  | 196 | |
| Kaka |  / |  | 190 | |
| Andres Iniesta | | | 134 |
Rupert Fryer, Goal.com
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