Lionel Messi will be featured in the new issue of France Football magazine out this Tuesday. He's officially the winner of the 2009 Golden Ball trophy awarded by the magazine for the best player in Europe.
Messi won the awards with 473 points, while 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo came in second place with 233 points, and Xavi came in third with 170 points. Andres Iniesta was fourth with 149 points, followed by Samuel Eto'o in fifth and Kaka in sixth place. As you can see, 4 out of the top 5 players are Barcelona players. Eto'o was a Barcelona player for the 2008-09 season, but he has since transferred to Inter Milan.
This is the first time an Argentine-born player wins this award. Not only did Messi play exceptionally well, he also helped Barcelona win 5 titles in 2009: Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey, Spanish and UEFA Supercups.
I'm sure this is the first of many Ballon d'Ors that Messi will be awarded the next couple of years, and deservinly so. I think without a doubt that he's 10 times better than Cristiano Ronaldo!!! And with this award, we can definitely get a better idea of who's the front runner to win FIFA's World Player award.
Final Results:
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 473 pts
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid) - 233 pts
3. Xavi (Barcelona) - 170 pts
4. Andrès Iniesta (Barcelona) - 149 pts
5. Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona/Inter Milan) - 75 pts
6. Kaka (AC Milan/Real Madrid) - 58 pts
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan/Barcelona) - 50 pts
8. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - 35 pts
9. Didier Drogba (Chelsea) - 33 pts
10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) - 32 pts
11. Fernando Torres (Liverpool) - 22 pts
12. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) - 13 pts
13. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg) - 12 pts
14. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) - 11 pts
15. Thierry Henry (Barcelona) - 9 pts
16. Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) - 8 pts
19. Diego Forlan (Atlético Madrid) - 7 pts
20. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux) - 6 pts
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