MESSI WINS BALLON D’ OR FOR THE 5TH TIME
Barcelona star loinel Messi has won the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’ or ahead of Real Maldrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Neymar. Messi received 41.33 percent of votes with Ronaldo in second place while Neymar got 7.86 percent to finish third. This will be the Argentine international fifth world player of the year title more than any other player in history.
He won it in 2009, 2010, 2011 2012. In other awards at the FIFA Ballon d’ or. Ceremony held in Zurich on Monday , Barcelona coach Luiz Enrigue beat Bayern Munich ‘s Pep Guardiola and Chile’s coach Jorge Sampeoli for the men’s coach. Wendell Liza of Villa Nova won the Puskas Award while the FIFA fair play award went to clubs and associations helping refugees.
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