Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or

[Goat]

Congrats Lionel, tap him up Moyes FFS.

BBC Sport - Football - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been named European Footballer of the Year to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.

French magazine France Football said that Messi beat last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place by a massive margin - 473 points to 233.

Messi, 22, won the treble of Champions League, the Spanish championship and Spanish cup with Barcelona last season.

Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard came in eight and 10th respectively.

Third and fourth place in the voting were Messi's Barcelona team-mates, the midfielders Xavi (170 points) and Iniesta (149).


Striker Samuel Eto'o, who left Barcelona for Inter Milan during the close-season, was fifth.

The highest-placed English player was Manchester United striker Rooney, while Chelsea forward Didier Drogba came ninth.

France Football said Messi, the first Argentine to win the award, was only seven points short of the maximum available from the 96 jurors.



I guess thats called overwhelming.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

No Tony Hibbert......Shocking

 

[Whitebootman]

No Tony Hibbert......Shocking

They're having a re-count this morning.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Goat scoops Carte d'or.........AGAIN.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Only 7 votes shy of the maximum possible score I believe. Thoroughly deserved. The lad will go down as one of the best ever I think.

 

[Whitebootman]

Only 7 votes shy of the maximum possible score I believe. Thoroughly deserved. The lad will go down as one of the best ever I think.

Messi, Hibbo, or Goat?

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Congrats Lionel, tap him up Moyes FFS.

BBC Sport - Football - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or award

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been named European Footballer of the Year to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award.

French magazine France Football said that Messi beat last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place by a massive margin - 473 points to 233.

Messi, 22, won the treble of Champions League, the Spanish championship and Spanish cup with Barcelona last season.

Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard came in eight and 10th respectively.

Third and fourth place in the voting were Messi's Barcelona team-mates, the midfielders Xavi (170 points) and Iniesta (149).


Striker Samuel Eto'o, who left Barcelona for Inter Milan during the close-season, was fifth.

The highest-placed English player was Manchester United striker Rooney, while Chelsea forward Didier Drogba came ninth.

France Football said Messi, the first Argentine to win the award, was only seven points short of the maximum available from the 96 jurors.



I guess thats called overwhelming.

Di Stefano was Argentinian really speaking but won the award as a naturalised Spaniard.