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[QUOTE]Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for an unprecedented fifth time.
The Barcelona forward reclaimed the biggest individual accolade in world football at a lavish ceremony in Zurich on Monday, beating Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the three-time winner he has been runner-up behind for the last two years.
He also finished ahead of fellow Barça frontman Neymar after a calendar year in which the Catalan outfit claimed five titles.
Argentina international Messi, who scored 48 goals for his club in 2015, said after being presented the award by 2007 Ballon d’Or winner Kaká: “It is a very special moment for me to be back here on this stage, winning again another Ballon d’Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win.
“It’s incredible this is my fifth. It’s much more than anything I’ve dreamed of as a kid.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/11/lionel-messi-ballon-dor-cristiano-ronaldo-barcelona"]Source[/URL].
I'm surprised Neymar only got 8% of the votes
Neymar is young and has a lot of potential, but his transition from his old club to FCB was a noticeable patch of roughness.
I think if you give him a little time, he has the ability to become an absolutely phenomenal player
Should've been Vardy
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