By admin - December 1st, 2009

The Barcelona star has been named the European Footballer of the Year. Beating last year’s winner Christiano Ronaldo, Messi claimed the title by the greatest margin ever recorded in the history of this august competition. Out of a possible 480 points, Lionel scored 473 – a new record, while Ronaldo managed only 233 points.

Messi wins the title by a record 473/480 points

Messi is the first registered Argentinean to have won the Ballon d’Or award. Buenos Aires-born Juventus legend Omar Sivori won the title in 1961, but at the time he was a registered Italian. The 22 year old soccer star is also the youngest player to have won the Ballon d’Or award after Michael Owen, who won this title at an age of 21 in the year 2001.

Messi will be presented with his award on Sunday, 6th December at a gala event in Paris.

The victory also makes him a strong contender for the FIFA Footballer of the Year award to be announced later this month.

Messi’s Score Card:

Full Name Nick Name Date Of Birth Place of Birth Nationality Position Squad Number National Team
Lionel Andres Messi Lio 24-Jun-87 Santa Fe Argentina Striker 10 Argentina

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Games Goals YC RC
11 7 0 0

One Response to “And the Winner is…Lionel Messi!”

  1. jonmufc says:

    Congratulation to Messi. Thanks for sharing.

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