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Lionel Messi Wins 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or For Third Straight Year
FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has once again won the FIFA Ballon d’or, which is awarded to the top player. Messi, who led Barcelona to the La Liga and UEFA Champions League trophies, was the clear favorite heading into today’s ceremony. Cristiano Ronaldo finished 2nd to Messi while teammate Xavi Hernandez finished third in voting for [...]
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2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or Shortlist
The final 23 players in contention for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or has been announced with eight from Barcelona and five from Real Madrid. The award is for the best player in the world (merging of Ballon d’or and FIFA World Player Of The Year) and is voted on by players, managers, and journalist. Lionel [...]
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Lionel Messi Wins 2010 Ballon d’Or (FIFA Player Of The Year) Award
The 2010 Ballon d’Or winner was announced and it is FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. The Argentine player also was in the 2010 World Cup but mainly won the award for an amazing season in La Liga that Barcelona in 2009-10. The team had a 31-6-1 record, 99 points, and +74 goal difference. Messi had 34 [...]
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FIFA 2010 Ballon d’Or Final Three Nominees Announced: Iniesta, Messi, and Xavi
The final three players for the FIFA 2010 Ballon d’Or (award for best player of the year) have been announced. It’s a trio of Barcelona players as Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, and Xavi are on the list. Iniesta and Xavi both played on Spain’s World Cup winning side while Messi is still regarded by many [...]