Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Messi. Messi Everywhere...!!

Lionel Andres Messi, has once again proved as the best player in the world after winning his 4th consecutive Fifa Ballon d'Or, last night in Zurich,Switzerland. The 25-year-old Argentinian took the honour ahead of Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.




Messi with his 4th Ballon d'Or trophy

Messi enjoyed a remarkable 2012 even by his own high standards, most highlighted by surpassing Gerd Muller's 40-year-old record of 85 goals in a calendar year (2012), finishing with an incredible 91.




Full ranking of FIFA Ballon d'Or award


And here is the list of other awards given at the prestigious ceremony last night:

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year: Abby Wambach
FIFA Men's Football Coach of the Year: Vicente Del Bosque
FIFA Women's Football Coach of the Year: Pia Sundhage
FIFA Presidential Award: Franz Beckenbauer
FIFA Fair Play Award: Uzbekistan FA
FIFA Puskas Award: Miroslav Stoch




FIFA/FIFPro World XI


Top(from left) Ronaldo, Marcelo, Ramos, Pique, Daniel Alves, Casillas
Bottom (from left) Falcao, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Alonso


Here it comes the debatable one! 

Footballers are often ridiculed for having more money than sense, and it is little wonder when they are responsible for monstrosities like the 2012 FIFPro World XI.

The best team of the last calendar year, as voted for by approximately 45, 000 professional footballers around the globe, produced an all-La Liga line-up consisting of just one player - Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao - who is not contracted to either Barcelona or Real Madrid.

If the Fifa Ballon d'Or is traditionally regarded as the most prestigious individual prize in football, then the FIFPro XI considers itself the most distinguished team construct.

However, any credibility that the Fifa-backed award has acquired since its creation in 2005 has now all but disappeared.




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