Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the inaugural Fifa Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Zurich.
Messi, 23, won this new prize - which comes from the previous 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 happy to be here with my friends"
Messi, who won the two separate awards last year, said: "To win it makes it even more special. I want to share it with all of my friends, my family, all the Barcelonistas and the Argentinians."
The last player to win the Ballon d'Or award twice in a row (two consecutive years) was Dutch striker Marco van Basten in 1988 and 1989, while Messi's former Barca colleague Ronaldinho won the Fifa prize in 2004 and 2005.
Many thought Iniesta, who scored the winning goal against Netherlands 1-0 in the World Cup final in Johannesburg in July, and Xavi, who was the brain of the Spanish team, were favourites to win at the ceremony in Switzerland.
But Messi scored a remarkable 60 goals for club and country in 2010 and is widely considered the most gifted footballer of his generation.
The only Spanish winner of either prize was Luis Suarez who won the Ballon D'Or in 1960.
Brazilian striker Marta won the Women's Player of the Year for a fifth consecutive time
Hamit Altintop won the Puskas Award for Goal of the Year for his wonder volley.
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ResponderEliminarI'm not agree with this decision. I know that Messi is the best player of the world but he won this award the last year. I think that Iniesta deserve the award.
ResponderEliminarI think that Messi doesn't deserve this award, because he hasn't got a good participation with Argentina in World Cup. Xavi or Iniesta have won the World Cup and they are in the same team. Even Sneijder, was eliminated in the end of World Cup, won the Champions League and the 'Calcio' with his team (Inter)
ResponderEliminarXavi, Iniesta, Sneijder.. but Messi?
Great goal of Hamit Altintop.
Francisco. (4ºA)
magnificent goal, is awesome and cool!
ResponderEliminarRocio Martos
The truth is that Messi is a great player, but my favorite is striker Rooney
ResponderEliminarWell, it's a bit late, but I think that Xavi deserved it more than anyone else, not only he was the brain of the Spanish football team, but he is also the brain of the Barcelona FC, I'm sure that if it wasn't because him and Iniesta, Messi wouldn't be able to score because the ball will never get to him.
ResponderEliminarI don't know much about football but I wanted that to win Iniesta or Xavi because they are Spanish.
ResponderEliminarMªLuisa Gamaza-4ºA
The best of the world is Messi, he's a goob player and he's a good person, so I think that would win Iniesta because he's the baton of the Barça and his goal in the final of Mundial from Sudafrica was the best moment for the spanish soccer in the history.
ResponderEliminarMessi is the winner, Ok, he deserved the "Balón de oro" but it really bothers us win messi because there were Xavi and Iniesta too and they are Spanish...
PD: GOLAZO but i prefer this goal
ResponderEliminarhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncFxq8qrOeA