Lionel Messi is the fifth time the “Golden Ball” – Interia

Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona striker, the fifth time he was awarded the “Golden Ball” – the plebiscite of FIFA and the magazine “France Football” – for the best player. The award was received for 2015 years at a gala in Zurich. Earlier, the Argentinean triumphed in the years 2009-12.

Lionel Messi for the fifth time won the “Golden Ball FIFA”. Video / © 2016 The Associated Press

Lionel Messi won the fifth of his career Golden Ball, awarded to the best football player of the year. In 2015, the Argentinean had no equal. – I have a fifth gold ball! That’s more than I wymarzłem – said the Barcelona player. read more
                     

Find out which place went to Robert Lewandowski

The second place He took Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, who received this award three times (including the two previous editions), and the third was Neymar – club mate Messi – a debutant in this group.

No player in history can boast such a result as Messi. After three “Golden Ball” won the Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and CR7.

Messi received 41.33 percent of the vote, including 319 first places in the 498 possible, Ronaldo 27.76 percent, 100 first places and Neymar (7.86 percent), but only 15 first places.

The fourth place went to Robert Lewandowski (4.17 percent of the vote), captain of the Polish national team and Bayern Munich striker. “Left” ahead of m.in Luis Suarez (fifth position), a colleague Messi and Neymar in Barcelona.

This is the highest place for Polish rider for 33 years, while third place goes to Zbigniew Boniek, the current president of the Polish Football Association. Third place for 1974 years, took the late Kazimierz Deyna.

Presence in the final three two players of Barcelona is a consequence of the great game of teams from Catalonia. In 2015, he triumphed in the Champions League, La Liga, King’s Cup, Super Cup, UEFA (without Neymar in the composition), and – after a period spanning vote – in the club world championship.

Lionel Messi from the “Golden Ball”

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Gala in Zurich began with a performance of the Croatian duo of cellists who create Luka Szulić and Stjepan Hauser.

After leading her English journalist Kate Abdo and actor from Northern Ireland, James Nesbitt presented the main characters in the most important categories, namely career and piłkarki years who presented themselves going in pairs Ronaldo with American Carli Lloyd Messi of Japanese Aya Miyama and Neymar with a German Celia Szaszić.

FIFA Ballon d’Or. Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo before the results / © 2016 The Associated Press

Then we met the best players of the year FIFA and FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers). Here it is: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – Dani Alves (FC Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real), Thiago Silva (PSG), Marcelo (Real) – Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real), Paul Pogba (Juventus Turin) – Neymar (Barcelona), Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real).

The coach of the year was Britain’s Jill Ellis, who led the US representation to the title of world champions. Ellis left the field defeated Mark Sampson (England national team) and Nori Sasaki (representing Japan).

Among men, it was not a surprise. The best was the Spaniard Luis Enrique, the coach of FC Barcelona, ​​which in the previous year, won five trophies. Coach “Barça” ahead of compatriot Josep Guardiola (Bayern) and Argentine Jorge Sampaolego that the representation of Chile won the championship of South America. The statuette on behalf of Luis Enrique, which ran out at the ceremony, received the Robert Fernandez, the technical secretary of Barcelona.

The Fair Play Award received all football organizations that have assisted refugees.

Then there was another pause the music, which filled singer Leona Lewis.