The most hyped award, the FIFA Ballon d’Or for best male player, was yet again handed to FC Barcelona’s 24-year-old Argentinian striker, Lionel Messi. This was Messi’s third consecutive win, meaning he is now among the prestigious ranks of Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten. The competition was a landslide, with Messi garnering 47.88% of the votes in comparison with fellow nominees Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo with 21.6% and FC Barcelona teammate and Spanish international Xavi Hernández with 9.23%.
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