Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is universally acknowledged at the world’s best soccer player, which makes today’s awarding of the Ballon d’Or reassuring. Rather than over-think the choice, voters for recognizing the best player of 2010 have selected Barcelona’s Argentine attacker, giving Messi his second consecutive World Player of the Year honor.
Lionel Messi Wins Ballon D’Or As FIFA World Player Of The Year
This year for Barcelona, Messi has scored 28 goals in 26 all competition matches, adding 15 assists. Last year, then 22-year-old tallied 47 goals and 11 assists in 53 games. The FIFA award, given for performance during the calendar year, also considers play for country, where Messi was part of an Argentina team that won Group B in South Africa before being eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Messi becomes the 10th player to win the World Player of the Year twice. Only three players have collected a third ward: Johan Cruyff (1971, 1973, 1974), Michel Platini (1983, 1984, 1985) and Marco van Basten (1988, 1989, 1992).
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